BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: (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
-New Hanover County	352	111	36.3	30.6-42.4	241	63.7	57.6-69.4
GENDER
Male	135	62	48.1	38.9-57.5	73	51.9	42.5-61.1
Female	217	49	25.1	19.1-32.4	168	74.9	67.6-80.9
RACE
White	287	98	39.0	32.7-45.7	189	61.0	54.3-67.3
Other	62	12	24.7	13.7-40.3	50	75.3	59.7-86.3
AGE
18-44	136	42	34.7	26.0-44.7	94	65.3	55.3-74.0
45+	215	69	37.7	30.6-45.4	146	62.3	54.6-69.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	34	30.0	21.4-40.3	78	70.0	59.7-78.6
Some College +	239	77	39.7	32.7-47.1	162	60.3	52.9-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	173	48	32.5	24.6-41.5	125	67.5	58.5-75.4
$50,000+	99	44	46.4	36.1-56.9	55	53.6	43.1-63.9

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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
-New Hanover County	352	111	36.3	30.6-42.4	241	63.7	57.6-69.4
GENDER
Male	135	62	48.1	38.9-57.5	73	51.9	42.5-61.1
Female	217	49	25.1	19.1-32.4	168	74.9	67.6-80.9
RACE
White	287	98	39.0	32.7-45.7	189	61.0	54.3-67.3
Other	62	12	24.7	13.7-40.3	50	75.3	59.7-86.3
AGE
18-44	136	42	34.7	26.0-44.7	94	65.3	55.3-74.0
45+	215	69	37.7	30.6-45.4	146	62.3	54.6-69.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	34	30.0	21.4-40.3	78	70.0	59.7-78.6
Some College +	239	77	39.7	32.7-47.1	162	60.3	52.9-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	173	48	32.5	24.6-41.5	125	67.5	58.5-75.4
$50,000+	99	44	46.4	36.1-56.9	55	53.6	43.1-63.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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