BRFSS 2004 - Union 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
-Union County	408	163	41.8	36.2-47.7	245	58.2	52.3-63.8
GENDER
Male	121	62	51.4	41.3-61.3	59	48.6	38.7-58.7
Female	287	101	36.0	29.7-42.9	186	64.0	57.1-70.3
RACE
White	350	149	46.2	39.9-52.5	201	53.8	47.5-60.1
Other	57	13	19.4	10.8-32.4	44	80.6	67.6-89.2
AGE
18-44	183	59	32.0	24.8-40.1	124	68.0	59.9-75.2
45+	224	104	50.9	43.0-58.8	120	49.1	41.2-57.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	157	67	43.2	34.5-52.3	90	56.8	47.7-65.5
Some College +	251	96	41.0	33.7-48.7	155	59.0	51.3-66.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	174	65	38.3	30.3-47.0	109	61.7	53.0-69.7
$50,000+	164	77	47.3	38.2-56.5	87	52.7	43.5-61.8

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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
-Union County	408	163	41.8	36.2-47.7	245	58.2	52.3-63.8
GENDER
Male	121	62	51.4	41.3-61.3	59	48.6	38.7-58.7
Female	287	101	36.0	29.7-42.9	186	64.0	57.1-70.3
RACE
White	350	149	46.2	39.9-52.5	201	53.8	47.5-60.1
Other	57	13	19.4	10.8-32.4	44	80.6	67.6-89.2
AGE
18-44	183	59	32.0	24.8-40.1	124	68.0	59.9-75.2
45+	224	104	50.9	43.0-58.8	120	49.1	41.2-57.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	157	67	43.2	34.5-52.3	90	56.8	47.7-65.5
Some College +	251	96	41.0	33.7-48.7	155	59.0	51.3-66.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	174	65	38.3	30.3-47.0	109	61.7	53.0-69.7
$50,000+	164	77	47.3	38.2-56.5	87	52.7	43.5-61.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

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