BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Firearms

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,695	995	57.4	54.5-60.3	700	42.6	39.7-45.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	47	33	69.6	54.0-81.7	14	30.4	18.3-46.0
Buncombe	35	22	59.9	41.1-76.2	13	40.1	23.8-58.9
Cabarrus	43	23	53.8	37.5-69.3	20	46.2	30.7-62.5
Catawba	42	27	72.1	55.7-84.2	15	27.9	15.8-44.3
Cumberland	57	34	57.7	42.4-71.6	23	42.3	28.4-57.6
Davidson	48	25	44.4	29.4-60.5	23	55.6	39.5-70.6
Durham	22	12	53.7	31.0-75.0	10	46.3	25.0-69.0
Forsyth	47	31	68.6	52.1-81.4	16	31.4	18.6-47.9
Gaston	50	22	47.0	31.8-62.7	28	53.0	37.3-68.2
Guilford	36	20	59.8	42.5-75.0	16	40.2	25.0-57.5
Iredell	61	33	55.3	38.7-70.7	28	44.7	29.3-61.3
Johnston	52	26	48.7	32.3-65.3	26	51.3	34.7-67.7
Mecklenburg	49	37	79.0	64.0-88.8	12	21.0	11.2-36.0
New Hanover	35	21	53.2	34.5-71.1	14	46.8	28.9-65.5
Onslow	33	20	58.3	39.1-75.3	13	41.7	24.7-60.9
Orange	26	14	46.2	25.3-68.7	12	53.8	31.3-74.7
Pitt	44	21	41.8	27.4-57.9	23	58.2	42.1-72.6
Randolph	50	35	70.1	53.6-82.6	15	29.9	17.4-46.4
Robeson	60	38	68.1	54.4-79.3	22	31.9	20.7-45.6
Rowan	50	35	68.7	53.0-81.1	15	31.3	18.9-47.0
Union	35	19	61.8	44.1-76.8	16	38.2	23.2-55.9
Wake	37	17	41.7	26.0-59.3	20	58.3	40.7-74.0
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	39	28	74.7	57.9-86.3	11	25.3	13.7-42.1
Northeast Partnership II	50	35	66.7	50.9-79.4	15	33.3	20.6-49.1
Northeast Partnership I	53	31	62.0	46.7-75.2	22	38.0	24.8-53.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	50	30	61.0	45.4-74.6	20	39.0	25.4-54.6
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	55	33	56.5	41.2-70.7	22	43.5	29.3-58.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	47	25	46.9	32.0-62.4	22	53.1	37.6-68.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	55	31	55.7	41.4-69.1	24	44.3	30.9-58.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	49	28	54.7	39.5-69.0	21	45.3	31.0-60.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	68	37	47.3	34.0-61.0	31	52.7	39.0-66.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	54	30	49.4	35.3-63.7	24	50.6	36.3-64.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	57	34	57.6	43.2-70.8	23	42.4	29.2-56.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	72	36	51.5	38.3-64.5	36	48.5	35.5-61.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	87	52	56.1	43.3-68.2	35	43.9	31.8-56.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	115	74	64.6	54.3-73.7	41	35.4	26.3-45.7
No	1,580	921	57.0	53.9-60.0	659	43.0	40.0-46.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	573	339	58.3	53.4-63.1	234	41.7	36.9-46.6
Piedmont	896	529	58.7	54.7-62.6	367	41.3	37.4-45.3
Western NC	226	127	52.0	44.1-59.9	99	48.0	40.1-55.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	120	72	55.5	44.5-66.0	48	44.5	34.0-55.5
Northwest	387	226	54.6	48.3-60.8	161	45.4	39.2-51.7
Charlotte	225	124	61.4	53.5-68.8	101	38.6	31.2-46.5
Greensboro	200	125	61.8	53.3-69.5	75	38.2	30.5-46.7
Southern Regional	211	123	56.1	47.9-64.0	88	43.9	36.0-52.1
Coastal	75	44	53.6	40.9-65.9	31	46.4	34.1-59.1
Wake	199	110	51.0	42.4-59.5	89	49.0	40.5-57.6
Area L	71	42	60.8	47.6-72.6	29	39.2	27.4-52.4
Eastern	200	124	63.2	55.0-70.6	76	36.8	29.4-45.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,695

995

57.4

54.5-60.3

700

42.6

39.7-45.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

69.6

54.0-81.7

30.4

18.3-46.0

Buncombe

59.9

41.1-76.2

40.1

23.8-58.9

Cabarrus

53.8

37.5-69.3

46.2

30.7-62.5

Catawba

72.1

55.7-84.2

27.9

15.8-44.3

Cumberland

57.7

42.4-71.6

42.3

28.4-57.6

Davidson

44.4

29.4-60.5

55.6

39.5-70.6

Durham

53.7

31.0-75.0

46.3

25.0-69.0

Forsyth

68.6

52.1-81.4

31.4

18.6-47.9

Gaston

47.0

31.8-62.7

53.0

37.3-68.2

Guilford

59.8

42.5-75.0

40.2

25.0-57.5

Iredell

55.3

38.7-70.7

44.7

29.3-61.3

Johnston

48.7

32.3-65.3

51.3

34.7-67.7

Mecklenburg

79.0

64.0-88.8

21.0

11.2-36.0

New Hanover

53.2

34.5-71.1

46.8

28.9-65.5

Onslow

58.3

39.1-75.3

41.7

24.7-60.9

Orange

46.2

25.3-68.7

53.8

31.3-74.7

Pitt

41.8

27.4-57.9

58.2

42.1-72.6

Randolph

70.1

53.6-82.6

29.9

17.4-46.4

Robeson

68.1

54.4-79.3

31.9

20.7-45.6

Rowan

68.7

53.0-81.1

31.3

18.9-47.0

Union

61.8

44.1-76.8

38.2

23.2-55.9

Wake

41.7

26.0-59.3

58.3

40.7-74.0

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

74.7

57.9-86.3

25.3

13.7-42.1

Northeast Partnership II

66.7

50.9-79.4

33.3

20.6-49.1

Northeast Partnership I

62.0

46.7-75.2

38.0

24.8-53.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

61.0

45.4-74.6

39.0

25.4-54.6

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

56.5

41.2-70.7

43.5

29.3-58.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

46.9

32.0-62.4

53.1

37.6-68.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

55.7

41.4-69.1

44.3

30.9-58.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

54.7

39.5-69.0

45.3

31.0-60.5

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

47.3

34.0-61.0

52.7

39.0-66.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

49.4

35.3-63.7

50.6

36.3-64.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

57.6

43.2-70.8

42.4

29.2-56.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

51.5

38.3-64.5

48.5

35.5-61.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

56.1

43.3-68.2

43.9

31.8-56.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

115

64.6

54.3-73.7

35.4

26.3-45.7

1,580

921

57.0

53.9-60.0

659

43.0

40.0-46.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

573

339

58.3

53.4-63.1

234

41.7

36.9-46.6

Piedmont

896

529

58.7

54.7-62.6

367

41.3

37.4-45.3

Western NC

226

127

52.0

44.1-59.9

48.0

40.1-55.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

120

55.5

44.5-66.0

44.5

34.0-55.5

Northwest

387

226

54.6

48.3-60.8

161

45.4

39.2-51.7

Charlotte

225

124

61.4

53.5-68.8

101

38.6

31.2-46.5

Greensboro

200

125

61.8

53.3-69.5

38.2

30.5-46.7

Southern Regional

211

123

56.1

47.9-64.0

43.9

36.0-52.1

Coastal

53.6

40.9-65.9

46.4

34.1-59.1

Wake

199

110

51.0

42.4-59.5

49.0

40.5-57.6

Area L

60.8

47.6-72.6

39.2

27.4-52.4

Eastern

200

124

63.2

55.0-70.6

36.8

29.4-45.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded firearms.

^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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