BRFSS 2004 - Wake 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
-Wake County	130	37	25.4	18.3-34.1	93	74.6	65.9-81.7
GENDER
Male	73	21	26.2	17.1-37.8	52	73.8	62.2-82.9
Female	57	16	24.1	14.2-37.7	41	75.9	62.3-85.8
RACE
White	107	27	22.5	15.3-31.9	80	77.5	68.1-84.7
Other	23	10	38.4	20.3-60.3	13	61.6	39.7-79.7
AGE
18-44	62	16	24.2	14.7-37.3	46	75.8	62.7-85.3
45+	67	21	26.9	17.3-39.3	46	73.1	60.7-82.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	37	14	32.6	18.8-50.3	23	67.4	49.7-81.2
Some College +	93	23	22.6	14.9-32.8	70	77.4	67.2-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	39	8	15.6	7.1-30.8	31	84.4	69.2-92.9
$50,000+	70	20	28.7	18.9-41.1	50	71.3	58.9-81.1

* 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	130	37	25.4	18.3-34.1	93	74.6	65.9-81.7
GENDER
Male	73	21	26.2	17.1-37.8	52	73.8	62.2-82.9
Female	57	16	24.1	14.2-37.7	41	75.9	62.3-85.8
RACE
White	107	27	22.5	15.3-31.9	80	77.5	68.1-84.7
Other	23	10	38.4	20.3-60.3	13	61.6	39.7-79.7
AGE
18-44	62	16	24.2	14.7-37.3	46	75.8	62.7-85.3
45+	67	21	26.9	17.3-39.3	46	73.1	60.7-82.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	37	14	32.6	18.8-50.3	23	67.4	49.7-81.2
Some College +	93	23	22.6	14.9-32.8	70	77.4	67.2-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	39	8	15.6	7.1-30.8	31	84.4	69.2-92.9
$50,000+	70	20	28.7	18.9-41.1	50	71.3	58.9-81.1

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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?*