BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: ([Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.] <br><br>Are any of these firearms now loaded?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Firearms

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Northeastern Partnership	399	116	27.8	23.1-33.0	283	72.2	67.0-76.9
GENDER
Male	190	65	32.2	25.4-39.8	125	67.8	60.2-74.6
Female	209	51	21.6	16.2-28.1	158	78.4	71.9-83.8
RACE
White	283	93	32.6	26.7-39.1	190	67.4	60.9-73.3
African American	106	23	18.0	11.6-26.9	83	82.0	73.1-88.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	9	1	5.6	0.7-33.4	8	94.4	66.6-99.3
25-34	46	9	23.3	11.7-41.1	37	76.7	58.9-88.3
35-44	58	19	32.7	21.2-46.7	39	67.3	53.3-78.8
45-54	99	30	29.2	20.2-40.2	69	70.8	59.8-79.8
55-64	90	26	27.0	18.2-37.9	64	73.0	62.1-81.8
65-74	57	15	26.9	16.3-41.1	42	73.1	58.9-83.7
75+	40	16	33.6	20.1-50.4	24	66.4	49.6-79.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	71	19	25.8	16.0-38.8	52	74.2	61.2-84.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	136	47	33.7	25.4-43.1	89	66.3	56.9-74.6
Some Post-H.S.	101	28	25.3	16.8-36.2	73	74.7	63.8-83.2
College Graduate	91	22	23.2	15.2-33.6	69	76.8	66.4-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	14	22.7	13.2-36.3	39	77.3	63.7-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	62	17	25.8	15.7-39.4	45	74.2	60.6-84.3
$25,000- 34,999	42	15	37.3	22.4-55.2	27	62.7	44.8-77.6
$35,000- 49,999	64	21	31.9	21.0-45.3	43	68.1	54.7-79.0
$50,000-74,999	49	11	20.2	10.8-34.6	38	79.8	65.4-89.2
$75,000+	53	10	22.2	11.7-38.1	43	77.8	61.9-88.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	150	49	32.9	24.7-42.2	101	67.1	57.8-75.3
No	245	66	24.9	19.5-31.3	179	75.1	68.7-80.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	65	24	34.8	23.5-48.0	41	65.2	52.0-76.5
Non-Veteran	333	92	26.2	21.2-31.9	241	73.8	68.1-78.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,512

1,716

29.9

28.4-31.4

3,796

70.1

68.6-71.6

-Northeastern Partnership

399

116

27.8

23.1-33.0

283

72.2

67.0-76.9

GENDER

Male

190

32.2

25.4-39.8

125

67.8

60.2-74.6

Female

209

21.6

16.2-28.1

158

78.4

71.9-83.8

RACE

White

283

32.6

26.7-39.1

190

67.4

60.9-73.3

African American

106

18.0

11.6-26.9

82.0

73.1-88.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

5.6

0.7-33.4

94.4

66.6-99.3

25-34

23.3

11.7-41.1

76.7

58.9-88.3

35-44

32.7

21.2-46.7

67.3

53.3-78.8

45-54

29.2

20.2-40.2

70.8

59.8-79.8

55-64

27.0

18.2-37.9

73.0

62.1-81.8

65-74

26.9

16.3-41.1

73.1

58.9-83.7

75+

33.6

20.1-50.4

66.4

49.6-79.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.8

16.0-38.8

74.2

61.2-84.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

136

33.7

25.4-43.1

66.3

56.9-74.6

Some Post-H.S.

101

25.3

16.8-36.2

74.7

63.8-83.2

College Graduate

23.2

15.2-33.6

76.8

66.4-84.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.7

13.2-36.3

77.3

63.7-86.8

$15,000- 24,999

25.8

15.7-39.4

74.2

60.6-84.3

$25,000- 34,999

37.3

22.4-55.2

62.7

44.8-77.6

$35,000- 49,999

31.9

21.0-45.3

68.1

54.7-79.0

$50,000-74,999

20.2

10.8-34.6

79.8

65.4-89.2

$75,000+

22.2

11.7-38.1

77.8

61.9-88.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

150

32.9

24.7-42.2

101

67.1

57.8-75.3

245

24.9

19.5-31.3

179

75.1

68.7-80.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

34.8

23.5-48.0

65.2

52.0-76.5

Non-Veteran

333

26.2

21.2-31.9

241

73.8

68.1-78.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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

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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Firearms

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.] Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*