BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: ([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?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-New Hanover County	110	35	32.1	23.2-42.6	75	67.9	57.4-76.8
GENDER
Male	62	25	39.2	26.8-53.1	37	60.8	46.9-73.2
Female	48	10	19.2	10.1-33.4	38	80.8	66.6-89.9
RACE
White	97	29	29.3	20.3-40.2	68	70.7	59.8-79.7
Other	12	5	48.3	21.0-76.6	7	51.7	23.4-79.0
AGE
18-44	41	9	22.6	11.6-39.4	32	77.4	60.6-88.4
45+	69	26	39.0	27.0-52.5	43	61.0	47.5-73.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	33	15	43.9	27.2-62.1	18	56.1	37.9-72.8
Some College +	77	20	27.6	17.5-40.5	57	72.4	59.5-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	48	19	38.0	23.8-54.6	29	62.0	45.4-76.2
$50,000+	44	13	31.6	18.9-47.8	31	68.4	52.2-81.1

* 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-New Hanover County	110	35	32.1	23.2-42.6	75	67.9	57.4-76.8
GENDER
Male	62	25	39.2	26.8-53.1	37	60.8	46.9-73.2
Female	48	10	19.2	10.1-33.4	38	80.8	66.6-89.9
RACE
White	97	29	29.3	20.3-40.2	68	70.7	59.8-79.7
Other	12	5	48.3	21.0-76.6	7	51.7	23.4-79.0
AGE
18-44	41	9	22.6	11.6-39.4	32	77.4	60.6-88.4
45+	69	26	39.0	27.0-52.5	43	61.0	47.5-73.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	33	15	43.9	27.2-62.1	18	56.1	37.9-72.8
Some College +	77	20	27.6	17.5-40.5	57	72.4	59.5-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	48	19	38.0	23.8-54.6	29	62.0	45.4-76.2
$50,000+	44	13	31.6	18.9-47.8	31	68.4	52.2-81.1

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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?*