BRFSS 2004 - Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties: (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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	515	239	48.2	43.2-53.3	276	51.8	46.7-56.8
GENDER
Male	188	118	59.4	51.2-67.1	70	40.6	32.9-48.8
Female	327	121	38.0	32.3-44.1	206	62.0	55.9-67.7
RACE
White	334	183	57.3	51.1-63.3	151	42.7	36.7-48.9
Other	180	56	32.1	24.8-40.3	124	67.9	59.7-75.2
AGE
18-44	203	86	42.9	35.2-51.0	117	57.1	49.0-64.8
45+	311	152	51.8	45.4-58.2	159	48.2	41.8-54.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	289	130	45.6	39.0-52.4	159	54.4	47.6-61.0
Some College +	225	108	51.8	44.3-59.2	117	48.2	40.8-55.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	312	125	43.7	37.3-50.3	187	56.3	49.7-62.7
$50,000+	104	63	57.6	46.6-67.9	41	42.4	32.1-53.4

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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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	515	239	48.2	43.2-53.3	276	51.8	46.7-56.8
GENDER
Male	188	118	59.4	51.2-67.1	70	40.6	32.9-48.8
Female	327	121	38.0	32.3-44.1	206	62.0	55.9-67.7
RACE
White	334	183	57.3	51.1-63.3	151	42.7	36.7-48.9
Other	180	56	32.1	24.8-40.3	124	67.9	59.7-75.2
AGE
18-44	203	86	42.9	35.2-51.0	117	57.1	49.0-64.8
45+	311	152	51.8	45.4-58.2	159	48.2	41.8-54.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	289	130	45.6	39.0-52.4	159	54.4	47.6-61.0
Some College +	225	108	51.8	44.3-59.2	117	48.2	40.8-55.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	312	125	43.7	37.3-50.3	187	56.3	49.7-62.7
$50,000+	104	63	57.6	46.6-67.9	41	42.4	32.1-53.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

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