BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (The next three questions are about firearms. We are asking these in a health survey because of our interest in firearm-related injuries. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot f ire. Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.<br> <br>Are any firearms kept in or around your home?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Firearms

The next three questions are about firearms. We are asking these in a health survey because of our interest in firearm-related injuries. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fi re. Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.

Are any firearms kept in or around your home?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,370	5,674	40.9	39.9-41.9	8,696	59.1	58.1-60.1
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	385	158	45.6	39.9-51.5	227	54.4	48.5-60.1
Buncombe	353	134	38.5	32.9-44.3	219	61.5	55.7-67.1
Cabarrus	413	144	36.2	31.2-41.6	269	63.8	58.4-68.8
Catawba	356	140	41.7	35.8-47.8	216	58.3	52.2-64.2
Cumberland	429	157	40.2	34.9-45.7	272	59.8	54.3-65.1
Davidson	367	166	48.3	42.0-54.5	201	51.7	45.5-58.0
Durham	401	86	22.1	17.8-27.1	315	77.9	72.9-82.2
Forsyth	431	133	35.2	30.1-40.5	298	64.8	59.5-69.9
Gaston	355	144	43.1	37.3-49.0	211	56.9	51.0-62.7
Guilford	409	129	35.6	30.4-41.2	280	64.4	58.8-69.6
Iredell	403	177	47.9	42.1-53.7	226	52.1	46.3-57.9
Johnston	460	180	41.0	35.6-46.7	280	59.0	53.3-64.4
Mecklenburg	618	150	25.4	21.7-29.5	468	74.6	70.5-78.3
New Hanover	352	111	36.3	30.6-42.4	241	63.7	57.6-69.4
Onslow	373	149	43.6	38.0-49.4	224	56.4	50.6-62.0
Orange	403	95	25.7	21.0-31.1	308	74.3	68.9-79.0
Pitt	368	132	39.6	34.0-45.5	236	60.4	54.5-66.0
Randolph	337	152	44.9	38.9-51.1	185	55.1	48.9-61.1
Robeson	359	163	49.5	43.6-55.5	196	50.5	44.5-56.4
Rowan	423	193	46.6	41.1-52.1	230	53.4	47.9-58.9
Union	408	163	41.8	36.2-47.7	245	58.2	52.3-63.8
Wake	582	136	23.9	20.3-28.0	446	76.1	72.0-79.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	341	133	41.1	35.3-47.2	208	58.9	52.8-64.7
Northeast Partnership II	463	193	42.6	37.6-47.8	270	57.4	52.2-62.4
Northeast Partnership I	384	173	50.4	44.6-56.1	211	49.6	43.9-55.4
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	350	157	47.2	41.0-53.4	193	52.8	46.6-59.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	452	202	45.4	40.0-50.8	250	54.6	49.2-60.0
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	389	161	42.9	37.5-48.5	228	57.1	51.5-62.5
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	387	185	50.3	44.7-55.8	202	49.7	44.2-55.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	440	173	40.3	35.2-45.8	267	59.7	54.2-64.8
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	515	239	48.2	43.2-53.3	276	51.8	46.7-56.8
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	345	176	54.5	48.6-60.2	169	45.5	39.8-51.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	340	190	56.6	49.7-63.2	150	43.4	36.8-50.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	408	219	56.6	50.9-62.0	189	43.4	38.0-49.1
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	571	281	53.9	48.9-58.9	290	46.1	41.1-51.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	955	409	44.6	40.9-48.3	546	55.4	51.7-59.1
No	13,415	5,265	40.6	39.6-41.7	8,150	59.4	58.3-60.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,809	1,948	43.1	41.4-44.8	2,861	56.9	55.2-58.6
Piedmont	7,997	2,962	36.7	35.4-38.0	5,035	63.3	62.0-64.6
Western NC	1,564	764	52.0	49.0-55.1	800	48.0	44.9-51.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	903	402	49.3	45.2-53.3	501	50.7	46.7-54.8
Northwest	2,767	1,256	49.3	47.0-51.6	1,511	50.7	48.4-53.0
Charlotte	2,123	771	35.3	32.9-37.8	1,352	64.7	62.2-67.1
Greensboro	1,866	690	39.8	37.0-42.6	1,176	60.2	57.4-63.0
Southern Regional	1,513	641	45.8	42.8-48.9	872	54.2	51.1-57.2
Coastal	716	254	38.5	34.4-42.8	462	61.5	57.2-65.6
Wake	1,987	660	30.2	27.7-32.8	1,327	69.8	67.2-72.3
Area L	572	231	43.5	38.8-48.4	341	56.5	51.6-61.2
Eastern	1,819	749	43.5	40.8-46.3	1,070	56.5	53.7-59.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,370

5,674

40.9

39.9-41.9

8,696

59.1

58.1-60.1

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

385

158

45.6

39.9-51.5

227

54.4

48.5-60.1

Buncombe

353

134

38.5

32.9-44.3

219

61.5

55.7-67.1

Cabarrus

413

144

36.2

31.2-41.6

269

63.8

58.4-68.8

Catawba

356

140

41.7

35.8-47.8

216

58.3

52.2-64.2

Cumberland

429

157

40.2

34.9-45.7

272

59.8

54.3-65.1

Davidson

367

166

48.3

42.0-54.5

201

51.7

45.5-58.0

Durham

401

22.1

17.8-27.1

315

77.9

72.9-82.2

Forsyth

431

133

35.2

30.1-40.5

298

64.8

59.5-69.9

Gaston

355

144

43.1

37.3-49.0

211

56.9

51.0-62.7

Guilford

409

129

35.6

30.4-41.2

280

64.4

58.8-69.6

Iredell

403

177

47.9

42.1-53.7

226

52.1

46.3-57.9

Johnston

460

180

41.0

35.6-46.7

280

59.0

53.3-64.4

Mecklenburg

618

150

25.4

21.7-29.5

468

74.6

70.5-78.3

New Hanover

352

111

36.3

30.6-42.4

241

63.7

57.6-69.4

Onslow

373

149

43.6

38.0-49.4

224

56.4

50.6-62.0

Orange

403

25.7

21.0-31.1

308

74.3

68.9-79.0

Pitt

368

132

39.6

34.0-45.5

236

60.4

54.5-66.0

Randolph

337

152

44.9

38.9-51.1

185

55.1

48.9-61.1

Robeson

359

163

49.5

43.6-55.5

196

50.5

44.5-56.4

Rowan

423

193

46.6

41.1-52.1

230

53.4

47.9-58.9

Union

408

163

41.8

36.2-47.7

245

58.2

52.3-63.8

Wake

582

136

23.9

20.3-28.0

446

76.1

72.0-79.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

341

133

41.1

35.3-47.2

208

58.9

52.8-64.7

Northeast Partnership II

463

193

42.6

37.6-47.8

270

57.4

52.2-62.4

Northeast Partnership I

384

173

50.4

44.6-56.1

211

49.6

43.9-55.4

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

350

157

47.2

41.0-53.4

193

52.8

46.6-59.0

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

452

202

45.4

40.0-50.8

250

54.6

49.2-60.0

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

389

161

42.9

37.5-48.5

228

57.1

51.5-62.5

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

387

185

50.3

44.7-55.8

202

49.7

44.2-55.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

440

173

40.3

35.2-45.8

267

59.7

54.2-64.8

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

515

239

48.2

43.2-53.3

276

51.8

46.7-56.8

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

345

176

54.5

48.6-60.2

169

45.5

39.8-51.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

340

190

56.6

49.7-63.2

150

43.4

36.8-50.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

408

219

56.6

50.9-62.0

189

43.4

38.0-49.1

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

571

281

53.9

48.9-58.9

290

46.1

41.1-51.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

955

409

44.6

40.9-48.3

546

55.4

51.7-59.1

13,415

5,265

40.6

39.6-41.7

8,150

59.4

58.3-60.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,809

1,948

43.1

41.4-44.8

2,861

56.9

55.2-58.6

Piedmont

7,997

2,962

36.7

35.4-38.0

5,035

63.3

62.0-64.6

Western NC

1,564

764

52.0

49.0-55.1

800

48.0

44.9-51.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

903

402

49.3

45.2-53.3

501

50.7

46.7-54.8

Northwest

2,767

1,256

49.3

47.0-51.6

1,511

50.7

48.4-53.0

Charlotte

2,123

771

35.3

32.9-37.8

1,352

64.7

62.2-67.1

Greensboro

1,866

690

39.8

37.0-42.6

1,176

60.2

57.4-63.0

Southern Regional

1,513

641

45.8

42.8-48.9

872

54.2

51.1-57.2

Coastal

716

254

38.5

34.4-42.8

462

61.5

57.2-65.6

Wake

1,987

660

30.2

27.7-32.8

1,327

69.8

67.2-72.3

Area L

572

231

43.5

38.8-48.4

341

56.5

51.6-61.2

Eastern

1,819

749

43.5

40.8-46.3

1,070

56.5

53.7-59.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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