BRFSS 2004 - Union County: ([Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.] <br><br>Are any of these firearms now loaded?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Union County	155	38	22.1	15.5-30.5	117	77.9	69.5-84.5
GENDER
Male	62	20	27.7	16.8-42.0	42	72.3	58.0-83.2
Female	93	18	16.6	10.3-25.8	75	83.4	74.2-89.7
RACE
White	142	35	22.4	15.5-31.2	107	77.6	68.8-84.5
Other	12	3	23.4	6.5-57.4	9	76.6	42.6-93.5
AGE
18-44	58	13	23.0	12.5-38.5	45	77.0	61.5-87.5
45+	97	25	21.6	13.9-31.9	72	78.4	68.1-86.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	63	17	27.8	16.4-43.0	46	72.2	57.0-83.6
Some College +	92	21	18.4	11.5-28.1	71	81.6	71.9-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	60	14	24.7	13.6-40.7	46	75.3	59.3-86.4
$50,000+	75	21	24.1	15.1-36.1	54	75.9	63.9-84.9

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Firearms

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	5,512	1,716	29.9	28.4-31.4	3,796	70.1	68.6-71.6
-Union County	155	38	22.1	15.5-30.5	117	77.9	69.5-84.5
GENDER
Male	62	20	27.7	16.8-42.0	42	72.3	58.0-83.2
Female	93	18	16.6	10.3-25.8	75	83.4	74.2-89.7
RACE
White	142	35	22.4	15.5-31.2	107	77.6	68.8-84.5
Other	12	3	23.4	6.5-57.4	9	76.6	42.6-93.5
AGE
18-44	58	13	23.0	12.5-38.5	45	77.0	61.5-87.5
45+	97	25	21.6	13.9-31.9	72	78.4	68.1-86.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	63	17	27.8	16.4-43.0	46	72.2	57.0-83.6
Some College +	92	21	18.4	11.5-28.1	71	81.6	71.9-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	60	14	24.7	13.6-40.7	46	75.3	59.3-86.4
$50,000+	75	21	24.1	15.1-36.1	54	75.9	63.9-84.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Firearms

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.] Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

[Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage,outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.]

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*