BRFSS 2004 - Wake 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
-Wake County	582	136	23.9	20.3-28.0	446	76.1	72.0-79.7
GENDER
Male	226	75	29.6	23.7-36.4	151	70.4	63.6-76.3
Female	356	61	18.2	14.2-23.1	295	81.8	76.9-85.8
RACE
White	421	113	29.6	24.9-34.8	308	70.4	65.2-75.1
Other	154	23	13.2	8.5-19.8	131	86.8	80.2-91.5
AGE
18-44	317	66	21.2	16.6-26.7	251	78.8	73.3-83.4
45+	260	69	28.2	22.4-34.8	191	71.8	65.2-77.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	152	41	25.1	18.3-33.4	111	74.9	66.6-81.7
Some College +	428	95	23.6	19.3-28.4	333	76.4	71.6-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	210	40	19.7	14.2-26.8	170	80.3	73.2-85.8
$50,000+	242	71	29.7	23.8-36.3	171	70.3	63.7-76.2

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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
-Wake County	582	136	23.9	20.3-28.0	446	76.1	72.0-79.7
GENDER
Male	226	75	29.6	23.7-36.4	151	70.4	63.6-76.3
Female	356	61	18.2	14.2-23.1	295	81.8	76.9-85.8
RACE
White	421	113	29.6	24.9-34.8	308	70.4	65.2-75.1
Other	154	23	13.2	8.5-19.8	131	86.8	80.2-91.5
AGE
18-44	317	66	21.2	16.6-26.7	251	78.8	73.3-83.4
45+	260	69	28.2	22.4-34.8	191	71.8	65.2-77.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	152	41	25.1	18.3-33.4	111	74.9	66.6-81.7
Some College +	428	95	23.6	19.3-28.4	333	76.4	71.6-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	210	40	19.7	14.2-26.8	170	80.3	73.2-85.8
$50,000+	242	71	29.7	23.8-36.3	171	70.3	63.7-76.2

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

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