BRFSS 2004 - Rowan 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
-Rowan County	423	193	46.6	41.1-52.1	230	53.4	47.9-58.9
GENDER
Male	148	85	50.1	41.1-59.1	63	49.9	40.9-58.9
Female	275	108	43.5	37.0-50.2	167	56.5	49.8-63.0
RACE
White	350	181	54.0	48.0-59.9	169	46.0	40.1-52.0
Other	71	10	15.4	7.8-27.9	61	84.6	72.1-92.2
AGE
18-44	172	65	37.9	30.2-46.3	107	62.1	53.7-69.8
45+	250	127	53.6	46.3-60.6	123	46.4	39.4-53.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	233	91	38.7	31.8-46.2	142	61.3	53.8-68.2
Some College +	190	102	57.1	49.2-64.7	88	42.9	35.3-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	249	93	37.6	30.9-44.8	156	62.4	55.2-69.1
$50,000+	101	65	65.5	54.7-74.9	36	34.5	25.1-45.3

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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
-Rowan County	423	193	46.6	41.1-52.1	230	53.4	47.9-58.9
GENDER
Male	148	85	50.1	41.1-59.1	63	49.9	40.9-58.9
Female	275	108	43.5	37.0-50.2	167	56.5	49.8-63.0
RACE
White	350	181	54.0	48.0-59.9	169	46.0	40.1-52.0
Other	71	10	15.4	7.8-27.9	61	84.6	72.1-92.2
AGE
18-44	172	65	37.9	30.2-46.3	107	62.1	53.7-69.8
45+	250	127	53.6	46.3-60.6	123	46.4	39.4-53.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	233	91	38.7	31.8-46.2	142	61.3	53.8-68.2
Some College +	190	102	57.1	49.2-64.7	88	42.9	35.3-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	249	93	37.6	30.9-44.8	156	62.4	55.2-69.1
$50,000+	101	65	65.5	54.7-74.9	36	34.5	25.1-45.3

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

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