BRFSS 2004 - Pitt 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
-Pitt County	368	132	39.6	34.0-45.5	236	60.4	54.5-66.0
GENDER
Male	147	74	49.8	40.9-58.7	73	50.2	41.3-59.1
Female	221	58	28.1	22.1-35.0	163	71.9	65.0-77.9
RACE
White	244	103	46.8	40.0-53.8	141	53.2	46.2-60.0
Other	123	28	27.7	19.0-38.5	95	72.3	61.5-81.0
AGE
18-44	183	59	36.1	28.5-44.5	124	63.9	55.5-71.5
45+	184	73	44.0	36.0-52.3	111	56.0	47.7-64.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	140	55	43.2	33.9-53.0	85	56.8	47.0-66.1
Some College +	228	77	36.9	30.2-44.2	151	63.1	55.8-69.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	195	57	33.6	26.1-42.1	138	66.4	57.9-73.9
$50,000+	110	58	53.4	43.3-63.2	52	46.6	36.8-56.7

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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
-Pitt County	368	132	39.6	34.0-45.5	236	60.4	54.5-66.0
GENDER
Male	147	74	49.8	40.9-58.7	73	50.2	41.3-59.1
Female	221	58	28.1	22.1-35.0	163	71.9	65.0-77.9
RACE
White	244	103	46.8	40.0-53.8	141	53.2	46.2-60.0
Other	123	28	27.7	19.0-38.5	95	72.3	61.5-81.0
AGE
18-44	183	59	36.1	28.5-44.5	124	63.9	55.5-71.5
45+	184	73	44.0	36.0-52.3	111	56.0	47.7-64.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	140	55	43.2	33.9-53.0	85	56.8	47.0-66.1
Some College +	228	77	36.9	30.2-44.2	151	63.1	55.8-69.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	195	57	33.6	26.1-42.1	138	66.4	57.9-73.9
$50,000+	110	58	53.4	43.3-63.2	52	46.6	36.8-56.7

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt County

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