BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Firearms

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By "unlocked" we mean you do not need a key or combination to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,695	995	57.4	54.5-60.3	700	42.6	39.7-45.5
-Western NC	226	127	52.0	44.1-59.9	99	48.0	40.1-55.9
GENDER
Male	122	70	55.4	44.8-65.4	52	44.6	34.6-55.2
Female	104	57	46.0	34.8-57.7	47	54.0	42.3-65.2
RACE
White	217	123	53.1	45.0-61.1	94	46.9	38.9-55.0
African American	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	11	3	23.2	5.8-59.8	8	76.8	40.2-94.2
25-34	24	13	52.1	28.8-74.5	11	47.9	25.5-71.2
35-44	46	24	48.8	32.6-65.2	22	51.2	34.8-67.4
45-54	41	24	54.3	35.3-72.1	17	45.7	27.9-64.7
55-64	47	28	62.6	45.0-77.5	19	37.4	22.5-55.0
65-74	31	18	50.1	30.0-70.1	13	49.9	29.9-70.0
75+	26	17	55.1	32.4-75.9	9	44.9	24.1-67.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	41	27	58.4	39.0-75.5	14	41.6	24.5-61.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	48	26	49.3	33.0-65.7	22	50.7	34.3-67.0
Some Post-H.S.	74	39	52.9	38.8-66.6	35	47.1	33.4-61.2
College Graduate	63	35	49.2	35.5-63.1	28	50.8	36.9-64.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	35	28	80.0	58.0-92.1	7	20.0	7.9-42.0
$15,000- 24,999	32	20	65.8	43.9-82.6	12	34.2	17.4-56.1
$25,000- 34,999	25	14	50.0	28.6-71.4	11	50.0	28.6-71.4
$35,000- 49,999	34	18	51.8	32.9-70.3	16	48.2	29.7-67.1
$50,000-74,999	24	14	56.6	33.6-77.1	10	43.4	22.9-66.4
$75,000+	27	8	25.1	12.0-45.1	19	74.9	54.9-88.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	77	50	59.9	46.1-72.3	27	40.1	27.7-53.9
No	148	76	48.0	38.4-57.7	72	52.0	42.3-61.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	28	55.0	38.7-70.3	21	45.0	29.7-61.3
Non-Veteran	176	99	51.3	42.2-60.3	77	48.7	39.7-57.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,695

995

57.4

54.5-60.3

700

42.6

39.7-45.5

-Western NC

226

127

52.0

44.1-59.9

48.0

40.1-55.9

GENDER

Male

122

55.4

44.8-65.4

44.6

34.6-55.2

Female

104

46.0

34.8-57.7

54.0

42.3-65.2

RACE

White

217

123

53.1

45.0-61.1

46.9

38.9-55.0

African American

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

23.2

5.8-59.8

76.8

40.2-94.2

25-34

52.1

28.8-74.5

47.9

25.5-71.2

35-44

48.8

32.6-65.2

51.2

34.8-67.4

45-54

54.3

35.3-72.1

45.7

27.9-64.7

55-64

62.6

45.0-77.5

37.4

22.5-55.0

65-74

50.1

30.0-70.1

49.9

29.9-70.0

75+

55.1

32.4-75.9

44.9

24.1-67.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

58.4

39.0-75.5

41.6

24.5-61.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

49.3

33.0-65.7

50.7

34.3-67.0

Some Post-H.S.

52.9

38.8-66.6

47.1

33.4-61.2

College Graduate

49.2

35.5-63.1

50.8

36.9-64.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

80.0

58.0-92.1

20.0

7.9-42.0

$15,000- 24,999

65.8

43.9-82.6

34.2

17.4-56.1

$25,000- 34,999

50.0

28.6-71.4

50.0

28.6-71.4

$35,000- 49,999

51.8

32.9-70.3

48.2

29.7-67.1

$50,000-74,999

56.6

33.6-77.1

43.4

22.9-66.4

$75,000+

25.1

12.0-45.1

74.9

54.9-88.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

59.9

46.1-72.3

40.1

27.7-53.9

148

48.0

38.4-57.7

52.0

42.3-61.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

55.0

38.7-70.3

45.0

29.7-61.3

Non-Veteran

176

51.3

42.2-60.3

48.7

39.7-57.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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

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