BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	115	74	64.6	54.3-73.7	41	35.4	26.3-45.7
GENDER
Male	64	44	70.8	57.7-81.2	20	29.2	18.8-42.3
Female	51	30	51.9	36.8-66.6	21	48.1	33.4-63.2
RACE
White	92	62	67.8	56.3-77.4	30	32.2	22.6-43.7
African American	23	12	49.8	28.4-71.2	11	50.2	28.8-71.6
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	9	6	81.6	50.9-95.0	3	18.4	5.0-49.1
35-44	19	7	35.0	16.2-60.0	12	65.0	40.0-83.8
45-54	30	20	66.3	45.6-82.2	10	33.7	17.8-54.4
55-64	25	17	68.8	46.0-85.1	8	31.2	14.9-54.0
65-74	15	12	76.4	44.8-92.8	3	23.6	7.2-55.2
75+	16	11	73.4	47.7-89.3	5	26.6	10.7-52.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	11	66.0	40.2-84.9	8	34.0	15.1-59.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	47	32	62.8	46.3-76.8	15	37.2	23.2-53.7
Some Post-H.S.	28	18	70.6	49.9-85.2	10	29.4	14.8-50.1
College Graduate	21	13	59.4	36.2-79.0	8	40.6	21.0-63.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	14	8	64.8	37.8-84.8	6	35.2	15.2-62.2
$15,000- 24,999	16	11	66.8	37.9-86.9	5	33.2	13.1-62.1
$25,000- 34,999	15	11	68.2	38.1-88.2	4	31.8	11.8-61.9
$35,000- 49,999	21	14	55.8	32.7-76.6	7	44.2	23.4-67.3
$50,000-74,999	11	6	52.7	23.5-80.2	5	47.3	19.8-76.5
$75,000+	10	7	82.7	49.9-95.8	3	17.3	4.2-50.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	48	31	66.6	49.9-80.0	17	33.4	20.0-50.1
No	66	42	62.5	49.0-74.3	24	37.5	25.7-51.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	17	69.4	46.5-85.6	7	30.6	14.4-53.5
Non-Veteran	91	57	63.1	51.3-73.5	34	36.9	26.5-48.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,695

995

57.4

54.5-60.3

700

42.6

39.7-45.5

-Northeastern Partnership

115

64.6

54.3-73.7

35.4

26.3-45.7

GENDER

Male

70.8

57.7-81.2

29.2

18.8-42.3

Female

51.9

36.8-66.6

48.1

33.4-63.2

RACE

White

67.8

56.3-77.4

32.2

22.6-43.7

African American

49.8

28.4-71.2

50.2

28.8-71.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

81.6

50.9-95.0

18.4

5.0-49.1

35-44

35.0

16.2-60.0

65.0

40.0-83.8

45-54

66.3

45.6-82.2

33.7

17.8-54.4

55-64

68.8

46.0-85.1

31.2

14.9-54.0

65-74

76.4

44.8-92.8

23.6

7.2-55.2

75+

73.4

47.7-89.3

26.6

10.7-52.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

66.0

40.2-84.9

34.0

15.1-59.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

62.8

46.3-76.8

37.2

23.2-53.7

Some Post-H.S.

70.6

49.9-85.2

29.4

14.8-50.1

College Graduate

59.4

36.2-79.0

40.6

21.0-63.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

64.8

37.8-84.8

35.2

15.2-62.2

$15,000- 24,999

66.8

37.9-86.9

33.2

13.1-62.1

$25,000- 34,999

68.2

38.1-88.2

31.8

11.8-61.9

$35,000- 49,999

55.8

32.7-76.6

44.2

23.4-67.3

$50,000-74,999

52.7

23.5-80.2

47.3

19.8-76.5

$75,000+

82.7

49.9-95.8

17.3

4.2-50.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

66.6

49.9-80.0

33.4

20.0-50.1

62.5

49.0-74.3

37.5

25.7-51.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

69.4

46.5-85.6

30.6

14.4-53.5

Non-Veteran

63.1

51.3-73.5

36.9

26.5-48.7

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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, 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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