Loaded Firearm in Home - Calculated Variable*

Kentucky BRFSS 2002

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Yes   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6346	5535  87.8  (86.4-89.0)	811  12.2  (11.0-13.6)
GENDER
Male	2096	1665  82.9  (80.5-85.1)	431  17.1  (14.9-19.5)
Female	4250	3870  92.1  (90.7-93.3)	380   7.9  ( 6.7- 9.3)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White/NH	5936	5158  87.0  (85.6-88.4)	778  13.0  (11.6-14.4)
African American/NH	202	191  94.8  (89.1-97.6)	11   5.2  ( 2.4-10.9)
AGE
18-24	398	376  95.5  (90.8-97.9)	22   4.5  ( 2.1- 9.2)
25-34	896	823  92.0  (89.2-94.2)	73   8.0  ( 5.8-10.8)
35-44	1199	1051  86.7  (83.8-89.2)	148  13.3  (10.8-16.2)
45-54	1205	1007  82.2  (77.8-86.0)	198  17.8  (14.0-22.2)
55-64	1036	865  84.6  (81.4-87.3)	171  15.4  (12.7-18.6)
65+	1598	1403  87.0  (84.3-89.2)	195  13.0  (10.8-15.7)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1444	1269  88.8  (85.7-91.3)	175  11.2  ( 8.7-14.3)
H.S. or G.E.D.	2484	2146  87.0  (84.8-88.9)	338  13.0  (11.1-15.2)
Some Post-H.S.	1459	1274  88.1  (85.5-90.4)	185  11.9  ( 9.6-14.5)
College Graduate	950	838  88.0  (83.9-91.1)	112  12.0  ( 8.9-16.1)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	893	780  88.4  (84.7-91.4)	113  11.6  ( 8.6-15.3)
$15,000- 24,999	1022	910  90.9  (88.3-92.9)	112   9.1  ( 7.1-11.7)
$25,000- 34,999	695	600  87.1  (82.2-90.8)	95  12.9  ( 9.2-17.8)
$35,000- 49,999	795	694  89.8  (87.1-92.0)	101  10.2  ( 8.0-12.9)
$50,000 - 74,999	672	558  81.3  (76.1-85.6)	114  18.7  (14.4-23.9)
$75,000 +	453	374  83.4  (76.9-88.3)	79  16.6  (11.7-23.1)

Based on the general population.

#Use caution in interpreting data for total respondents less than 50. N = Cell Size, NH = Non-Hispanic, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

Unless stated differently above, Missing, 'Don't know', and Refused responses are excluded.