BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren): (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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,370	5,674	40.9	39.9-41.9	8,696	59.1	58.1-60.1
-NE Partnership I	384	173	50.4	44.6-56.1	211	49.6	43.9-55.4
GENDER
Male	131	86	66.9	57.5-75.1	45	33.1	24.9-42.5
Female	253	87	37.3	30.6-44.5	166	62.7	55.5-69.4
RACE
White	168	102	69.3	61.4-76.1	66	30.7	23.9-38.6
Other	212	70	37.1	29.8-45.0	142	62.9	55.0-70.2
AGE
18-44	131	50	45.7	36.1-55.5	81	54.3	44.5-63.9
45+	253	123	53.6	46.6-60.5	130	46.4	39.5-53.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	242	98	44.9	37.7-52.2	144	55.1	47.8-62.3
Some College +	142	75	59.2	50.0-67.8	67	40.8	32.2-50.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	100	45.8	38.6-53.2	144	54.2	46.8-61.4
$50,000+	47	31	71.2	56.1-82.7	16	28.8	17.3-43.9

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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, 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.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,370	5,674	40.9	39.9-41.9	8,696	59.1	58.1-60.1
-NE Partnership I	384	173	50.4	44.6-56.1	211	49.6	43.9-55.4
GENDER
Male	131	86	66.9	57.5-75.1	45	33.1	24.9-42.5
Female	253	87	37.3	30.6-44.5	166	62.7	55.5-69.4
RACE
White	168	102	69.3	61.4-76.1	66	30.7	23.9-38.6
Other	212	70	37.1	29.8-45.0	142	62.9	55.0-70.2
AGE
18-44	131	50	45.7	36.1-55.5	81	54.3	44.5-63.9
45+	253	123	53.6	46.6-60.5	130	46.4	39.5-53.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	242	98	44.9	37.7-52.2	144	55.1	47.8-62.3
Some College +	142	75	59.2	50.0-67.8	67	40.8	32.2-50.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	100	45.8	38.6-53.2	144	54.2	46.8-61.4
$50,000+	47	31	71.2	56.1-82.7	16	28.8	17.3-43.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren)

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