BRFSS 2004 - Orange 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
-Orange County	403	95	25.7	21.0-31.1	308	74.3	68.9-79.0
GENDER
Male	148	45	33.0	24.9-42.2	103	67.0	57.8-75.1
Female	255	50	19.4	14.5-25.3	205	80.6	74.7-85.5
RACE
White	317	80	28.2	22.7-34.4	237	71.8	65.6-77.3
Other	83	15	18.1	10.5-29.3	68	81.9	70.7-89.5
AGE
18-44	193	30	15.8	10.8-22.4	163	84.2	77.6-89.2
45+	209	65	36.2	28.8-44.4	144	63.8	55.6-71.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	29	40.6	28.5-54.0	53	59.4	46.0-71.5
Some College +	321	66	21.3	16.6-26.8	255	78.7	73.2-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	150	38	26.9	19.1-36.5	112	73.1	63.5-80.9
$50,000+	170	40	26.2	19.3-34.5	130	73.8	65.5-80.7

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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
-Orange County	403	95	25.7	21.0-31.1	308	74.3	68.9-79.0
GENDER
Male	148	45	33.0	24.9-42.2	103	67.0	57.8-75.1
Female	255	50	19.4	14.5-25.3	205	80.6	74.7-85.5
RACE
White	317	80	28.2	22.7-34.4	237	71.8	65.6-77.3
Other	83	15	18.1	10.5-29.3	68	81.9	70.7-89.5
AGE
18-44	193	30	15.8	10.8-22.4	163	84.2	77.6-89.2
45+	209	65	36.2	28.8-44.4	144	63.8	55.6-71.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	29	40.6	28.5-54.0	53	59.4	46.0-71.5
Some College +	321	66	21.3	16.6-26.8	255	78.7	73.2-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	150	38	26.9	19.1-36.5	112	73.1	63.5-80.9
$50,000+	170	40	26.2	19.3-34.5	130	73.8	65.5-80.7

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

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