BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (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 II	463	193	42.6	37.6-47.8	270	57.4	52.2-62.4
GENDER
Male	147	82	52.9	43.9-61.7	65	47.1	38.3-56.1
Female	316	111	34.8	29.3-40.8	205	65.2	59.2-70.7
RACE
White	296	151	54.7	48.3-61.0	145	45.3	39.0-51.7
Other	166	42	25.1	18.5-33.1	124	74.9	66.9-81.5
AGE
18-44	137	52	37.7	28.9-47.4	85	62.3	52.6-71.1
45+	325	141	45.6	39.6-51.7	184	54.4	48.3-60.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	259	97	38.1	31.5-45.1	162	61.9	54.9-68.5
Some College +	204	96	48.4	40.7-56.2	108	51.6	43.8-59.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	285	108	37.2	31.2-43.7	177	62.8	56.3-68.8
$50,000+	83	53	62.4	50.6-72.9	30	37.6	27.1-49.4

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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 II	463	193	42.6	37.6-47.8	270	57.4	52.2-62.4
GENDER
Male	147	82	52.9	43.9-61.7	65	47.1	38.3-56.1
Female	316	111	34.8	29.3-40.8	205	65.2	59.2-70.7
RACE
White	296	151	54.7	48.3-61.0	145	45.3	39.0-51.7
Other	166	42	25.1	18.5-33.1	124	74.9	66.9-81.5
AGE
18-44	137	52	37.7	28.9-47.4	85	62.3	52.6-71.1
45+	325	141	45.6	39.6-51.7	184	54.4	48.3-60.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	259	97	38.1	31.5-45.1	162	61.9	54.9-68.5
Some College +	204	96	48.4	40.7-56.2	108	51.6	43.8-59.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	285	108	37.2	31.2-43.7	177	62.8	56.3-68.8
$50,000+	83	53	62.4	50.6-72.9	30	37.6	27.1-49.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

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