BRFSS 2004 - Onslow 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
-Onslow County	373	149	43.6	38.0-49.4	224	56.4	50.6-62.0
GENDER
Male	139	86	60.4	51.1-69.1	53	39.6	30.9-48.9
Female	234	63	27.9	22.1-34.6	171	72.1	65.4-77.9
RACE
White	283	129	51.1	44.7-57.6	154	48.9	42.4-55.3
Other	87	20	21.7	13.8-32.5	67	78.3	67.5-86.2
AGE
18-44	184	64	38.3	30.8-46.4	120	61.7	53.6-69.2
45+	187	85	50.4	42.4-58.4	102	49.6	41.6-57.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	170	66	40.5	32.6-48.9	104	59.5	51.1-67.4
Some College +	201	82	46.2	38.5-54.0	119	53.8	46.0-61.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	219	87	43.9	36.5-51.5	132	56.1	48.5-63.5
$50,000+	86	44	54.7	43.0-65.9	42	45.3	34.1-57.0

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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
-Onslow County	373	149	43.6	38.0-49.4	224	56.4	50.6-62.0
GENDER
Male	139	86	60.4	51.1-69.1	53	39.6	30.9-48.9
Female	234	63	27.9	22.1-34.6	171	72.1	65.4-77.9
RACE
White	283	129	51.1	44.7-57.6	154	48.9	42.4-55.3
Other	87	20	21.7	13.8-32.5	67	78.3	67.5-86.2
AGE
18-44	184	64	38.3	30.8-46.4	120	61.7	53.6-69.2
45+	187	85	50.4	42.4-58.4	102	49.6	41.6-57.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	170	66	40.5	32.6-48.9	104	59.5	51.1-67.4
Some College +	201	82	46.2	38.5-54.0	119	53.8	46.0-61.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	219	87	43.9	36.5-51.5	132	56.1	48.5-63.5
$50,000+	86	44	54.7	43.0-65.9	42	45.3	34.1-57.0

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow County

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