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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,932 | 624 | 30.1 | 27.4-33.1 | 1,308 | 69.9 | 66.9-72.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 946 | 355 | 35.4 | 31.3-39.8 | 591 | 64.6 | 60.2-68.7 |
| Female | 986 | 269 | 23.1 | 20.0-26.4 | 717 | 76.9 | 73.6-80.0 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,655 | 544 | 30.4 | 27.6-33.5 | 1,111 | 69.6 | 66.5-72.4 |
| African American | 231 | 63 | 27.1 | 19.2-36.8 | 168 | 72.9 | 63.2-80.8 |
| Other Minorities | 31 | 11 | 35.2 | 13.0-66.3 | 20 | 64.8 | 33.7-87.0 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 34 | 10 | 35.4 | 12.1-68.7 | 24 | 64.6 | 31.3-87.9 |
| No | 1,867 | 603 | 29.9 | 27.2-32.8 | 1,264 | 70.1 | 67.2-72.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 114 | 37 | 29.6 | 19.9-41.6 | 77 | 70.4 | 58.4-80.1 |
| 25-34 | 276 | 76 | 29.8 | 22.3-38.6 | 200 | 70.2 | 61.4-77.7 |
| 35-44 | 375 | 103 | 25.0 | 19.9-30.9 | 272 | 75.0 | 69.1-80.1 |
| 45-54 | 413 | 147 | 33.7 | 27.8-40.2 | 266 | 66.3 | 59.8-72.2 |
| 55-64 | 366 | 131 | 32.6 | 26.6-39.2 | 235 | 67.4 | 60.8-73.4 |
| 65+ | 381 | 128 | 30.4 | 25.1-36.2 | 253 | 69.6 | 63.8-74.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 296 | 92 | 29.0 | 20.9-38.7 | 204 | 71.0 | 61.3-79.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 619 | 203 | 30.3 | 25.4-35.6 | 416 | 69.7 | 64.4-74.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 490 | 171 | 32.8 | 27.7-38.4 | 319 | 67.2 | 61.6-72.3 |
| College Graduate | 525 | 157 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.1 | 368 | 72.0 | 66.9-76.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 175 | 60 | 33.7 | 23.0-46.4 | 115 | 66.3 | 53.6-77.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 277 | 90 | 30.1 | 21.7-40.1 | 187 | 69.9 | 59.9-78.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 255 | 80 | 29.0 | 22.3-36.6 | 175 | 71.0 | 63.4-77.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 340 | 107 | 29.7 | 23.4-36.9 | 233 | 70.3 | 63.1-76.6 |
| $50,000+ | 677 | 219 | 30.1 | 26.0-34.6 | 458 | 69.9 | 65.4-74.0 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 90 | 27 | 35.7 | 24.6-48.5 | 63 | 64.3 | 51.5-75.4 |
| Appalachia II | 146 | 37 | 24.8 | 17.8-33.4 | 109 | 75.2 | 66.6-82.2 |
| Appalachia III | 127 | 43 | 30.7 | 22.8-40.0 | 84 | 69.3 | 60.0-77.2 |
| Catawba | 88 | 32 | 38.8 | 25.9-53.6 | 56 | 61.2 | 46.4-74.1 |
| Edisto | 35 | 9 | 23.2 | 10.5-43.7 | 26 | 76.8 | 56.3-89.5 |
| Low Country | 72 | 24 | 30.0 | 19.6-43.1 | 48 | 70.0 | 56.9-80.4 |
| Palmetto | 184 | 49 | 26.3 | 19.9-33.8 | 135 | 73.7 | 66.2-80.1 |
| Pee Dee | 632 | 230 | 34.8 | 30.1-39.9 | 402 | 65.2 | 60.1-69.9 |
| Savannah | 81 | 31 | 31.7 | 22.0-43.3 | 50 | 68.3 | 56.7-78.0 |
| Trident | 137 | 39 | 27.5 | 20.0-36.5 | 98 | 72.5 | 63.5-80.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 138 | 38 | 28.9 | 19.2-40.9 | 100 | 71.1 | 59.1-80.8 |
| Waccamaw | 114 | 38 | 32.8 | 21.5-46.6 | 76 | 67.2 | 53.4-78.5 |
| Wateree | 72 | 20 | 25.0 | 15.3-38.0 | 52 | 75.0 | 62.0-84.7 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having firearms kept in or around home.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter
This page was generated on 15AUG03.