BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	896	529	58.7	54.7-62.6	367	41.3	37.4-45.3
GENDER
Male	546	341	61.6	56.5-66.4	205	38.4	33.6-43.5
Female	350	188	52.4	46.0-58.8	162	47.6	41.2-54.0
RACE
White	770	466	59.7	55.3-63.9	304	40.3	36.1-44.7
African American	106	55	56.0	44.6-66.9	51	44.0	33.1-55.4
Other Minorities	2	1	77.8	18.0-98.2	1	22.2	1.8-82.0
AGE
18-24	25	12	53.6	31.3-74.6	13	46.4	25.4-68.7
25-34	127	69	53.1	42.5-63.4	58	46.9	36.6-57.5
35-44	147	82	52.9	43.2-62.4	65	47.1	37.6-56.8
45-54	190	119	61.7	53.0-69.8	71	38.3	30.2-47.0
55-64	205	128	62.2	53.8-70.0	77	37.8	30.0-46.2
65-74	126	74	60.1	49.5-69.8	52	39.9	30.2-50.5
75+	73	44	68.6	55.9-79.0	29	31.4	21.0-44.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	78	55.2	45.2-64.8	63	44.8	35.2-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	163	60.3	53.0-67.2	103	39.7	32.8-47.0
Some Post-H.S.	257	147	57.7	50.0-65.0	110	42.3	35.0-50.0
College Graduate	231	140	60.0	52.1-67.5	91	40.0	32.5-47.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	51	59.2	45.4-71.6	37	40.8	28.4-54.6
$15,000- 24,999	114	76	60.2	48.2-71.1	38	39.8	28.9-51.8
$25,000- 34,999	117	64	54.5	43.7-64.8	53	45.5	35.2-56.3
$35,000- 49,999	152	97	65.0	55.9-73.1	55	35.0	26.9-44.1
$50,000-74,999	149	88	59.5	49.6-68.7	61	40.5	31.3-50.4
$75,000+	138	80	58.6	48.4-68.2	58	41.4	31.8-51.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	301	178	59.8	52.9-66.3	123	40.2	33.7-47.1
No	580	342	58.8	53.8-63.6	238	41.2	36.4-46.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	201	127	62.0	53.8-69.6	74	38.0	30.4-46.2
Non-Veteran	689	400	57.9	53.3-62.4	289	42.1	37.6-46.7
Currently Serving	6	2	32.4	6.1-77.9	4	67.6	22.1-93.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,695

995

57.4

54.5-60.3

700

42.6

39.7-45.5

-Piedmont NC

896

529

58.7

54.7-62.6

367

41.3

37.4-45.3

GENDER

Male

546

341

61.6

56.5-66.4

205

38.4

33.6-43.5

Female

350

188

52.4

46.0-58.8

162

47.6

41.2-54.0

RACE

White

770

466

59.7

55.3-63.9

304

40.3

36.1-44.7

African American

106

56.0

44.6-66.9

44.0

33.1-55.4

Other Minorities

77.8

18.0-98.2

22.2

1.8-82.0

AGE

18-24

53.6

31.3-74.6

46.4

25.4-68.7

25-34

127

53.1

42.5-63.4

46.9

36.6-57.5

35-44

147

52.9

43.2-62.4

47.1

37.6-56.8

45-54

190

119

61.7

53.0-69.8

38.3

30.2-47.0

55-64

205

128

62.2

53.8-70.0

37.8

30.0-46.2

65-74

126

60.1

49.5-69.8

39.9

30.2-50.5

75+

68.6

55.9-79.0

31.4

21.0-44.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

55.2

45.2-64.8

44.8

35.2-54.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

163

60.3

53.0-67.2

103

39.7

32.8-47.0

Some Post-H.S.

257

147

57.7

50.0-65.0

110

42.3

35.0-50.0

College Graduate

231

140

60.0

52.1-67.5

40.0

32.5-47.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.2

45.4-71.6

40.8

28.4-54.6

$15,000- 24,999

114

60.2

48.2-71.1

39.8

28.9-51.8

$25,000- 34,999

117

54.5

43.7-64.8

45.5

35.2-56.3

$35,000- 49,999

152

65.0

55.9-73.1

35.0

26.9-44.1

$50,000-74,999

149

59.5

49.6-68.7

40.5

31.3-50.4

$75,000+

138

58.6

48.4-68.2

41.4

31.8-51.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

301

178

59.8

52.9-66.3

123

40.2

33.7-47.1

580

342

58.8

53.8-63.6

238

41.2

36.4-46.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

201

127

62.0

53.8-69.6

38.0

30.4-46.2

Non-Veteran

689

400

57.9

53.3-62.4

289

42.1

37.6-46.7

Currently Serving

32.4

6.1-77.9

67.6

22.1-93.9

Back to Firearms.

* 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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