BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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.*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,695	995	57.4	54.5-60.3	700	42.6	39.7-45.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,477	856	56.7	53.6-59.8	621	43.3	40.2-46.4
No	217	138	61.6	53.1-69.4	79	38.4	30.6-46.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	15	10	57.0	25.0-84.1	5	43.0	15.9-75.0
Recommended Range	508	306	57.6	52.2-62.8	202	42.4	37.2-47.8
Overweight	652	376	55.6	50.9-60.3	276	44.4	39.7-49.1
Obese	469	277	60.6	55.1-65.8	192	39.4	34.2-44.9
Current Smoker
No	1,212	731	60.0	56.6-63.3	481	40.0	36.7-43.4
Yes	480	262	50.9	45.3-56.4	218	49.1	43.6-54.7
Binge Drinker
No	1,469	853	57.2	54.1-60.3	616	42.8	39.7-45.9
Yes	199	123	55.9	47.2-64.2	76	44.1	35.8-52.8
Heavy Drinker
No	1,586	918	56.6	53.5-59.6	668	43.4	40.4-46.5
Yes	89	64	67.8	54.3-78.9	25	32.2	21.1-45.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	411	265	63.9	58.0-69.5	146	36.1	30.5-42.0
No	1,280	728	55.5	52.1-58.8	552	44.5	41.2-47.9
Current Asthma
Yes	126	73	55.5	44.8-65.8	53	44.5	34.2-55.2
No	1,560	914	57.3	54.3-60.3	646	42.7	39.7-45.7
Diabetes
Yes	201	120	57.6	49.0-65.7	81	42.4	34.3-51.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	10	4	37.7	11.6-73.7	6	62.3	26.3-88.4
No	1,453	851	57.3	54.1-60.4	602	42.7	39.6-45.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	30	19	67.0	43.8-84.1	11	33.0	15.9-56.2

* 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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearms--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,695	995	57.4	54.5-60.3	700	42.6	39.7-45.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,477	856	56.7	53.6-59.8	621	43.3	40.2-46.4
No	217	138	61.6	53.1-69.4	79	38.4	30.6-46.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	15	10	57.0	25.0-84.1	5	43.0	15.9-75.0
Recommended Range	508	306	57.6	52.2-62.8	202	42.4	37.2-47.8
Overweight	652	376	55.6	50.9-60.3	276	44.4	39.7-49.1
Obese	469	277	60.6	55.1-65.8	192	39.4	34.2-44.9
Current Smoker
No	1,212	731	60.0	56.6-63.3	481	40.0	36.7-43.4
Yes	480	262	50.9	45.3-56.4	218	49.1	43.6-54.7
Binge Drinker
No	1,469	853	57.2	54.1-60.3	616	42.8	39.7-45.9
Yes	199	123	55.9	47.2-64.2	76	44.1	35.8-52.8
Heavy Drinker
No	1,586	918	56.6	53.5-59.6	668	43.4	40.4-46.5
Yes	89	64	67.8	54.3-78.9	25	32.2	21.1-45.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	411	265	63.9	58.0-69.5	146	36.1	30.5-42.0
No	1,280	728	55.5	52.1-58.8	552	44.5	41.2-47.9
Current Asthma
Yes	126	73	55.5	44.8-65.8	53	44.5	34.2-55.2
No	1,560	914	57.3	54.3-60.3	646	42.7	39.7-45.7
Diabetes
Yes	201	120	57.6	49.0-65.7	81	42.4	34.3-51.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	10	4	37.7	11.6-73.7	6	62.3	26.3-88.4
No	1,453	851	57.3	54.1-60.4	602	42.7	39.6-45.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	30	19	67.0	43.8-84.1	11	33.0	15.9-56.2