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| Total Respond.# |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 954 | 606 | 60.7 | 56.9-64.3 | 348 | 39.3 | 35.7-43.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 531 | 344 | 60.2 | 55.2-65.1 | 187 | 39.8 | 34.9-44.8 |
| Female | 423 | 262 | 61.5 | 56.2-66.5 | 161 | 38.5 | 33.5-43.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 849 | 554 | 63.3 | 59.5-67.0 | 295 | 36.7 | 33.0-40.5 |
| African American | 73 | 34 | 41.1 | 28.5-55.1 | 39 | 58.9 | 44.9-71.5 |
| Other | 25 | 15 | 61.9 | 39.7-80.0 | 10 | 38.1 | 20.0-60.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 9 | 5 | 75.7 | 42.4-92.9 | 4 | 24.3 | 7.1-57.6 |
| No | 937 | 595 | 60.3 | 56.5-64.0 | 342 | 39.7 | 36.0-43.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 34 | 22 | 59.4 | 39.3-76.8 | 12 | 40.6 | 23.2-60.7 |
| 25-34 | 130 | 74 | 54.0 | 44.6-63.2 | 56 | 46.0 | 36.8-55.4 |
| 35-44 | 151 | 90 | 57.2 | 48.4-65.7 | 61 | 42.8 | 34.3-51.6 |
| 45-54 | 222 | 144 | 63.1 | 55.8-69.9 | 78 | 36.9 | 30.1-44.2 |
| 55-64 | 230 | 158 | 68.2 | 61.3-74.4 | 72 | 31.8 | 25.6-38.7 |
| 65+ | 182 | 115 | 61.8 | 54.0-69.1 | 67 | 38.2 | 30.9-46.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 90 | 50 | 52.4 | 40.6-64.0 | 40 | 47.6 | 36.0-59.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 299 | 176 | 56.3 | 49.3-63.0 | 123 | 43.7 | 37.0-50.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 287 | 187 | 62.0 | 55.2-68.4 | 100 | 38.0 | 31.6-44.8 |
| College Graduate | 277 | 192 | 66.6 | 59.9-72.7 | 85 | 33.4 | 27.3-40.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 73 | 47 | 59.3 | 46.2-71.1 | 26 | 40.7 | 28.9-53.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 149 | 87 | 53.6 | 42.8-64.0 | 62 | 46.4 | 36.0-57.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 131 | 86 | 62.5 | 51.9-72.0 | 45 | 37.5 | 28.0-48.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 169 | 102 | 59.2 | 50.6-67.3 | 67 | 40.8 | 32.7-49.4 |
| $50,000+ | 352 | 229 | 62.1 | 56.2-67.6 | 123 | 37.9 | 32.4-43.8 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 62 | 34 | 56.5 | 42.6-69.5 | 28 | 43.5 | 30.5-57.4 |
| Appalachia II | 114 | 81 | 67.8 | 56.8-77.1 | 33 | 32.2 | 22.9-43.2 |
| Appalachia III | 85 | 47 | 54.6 | 42.1-66.5 | 38 | 45.4 | 33.5-57.9 |
| Catawba | 64 | 35 | 50.0 | 36.9-63.2 | 29 | 50.0 | 36.8-63.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 93 | 63 | 67.0 | 55.5-76.8 | 30 | 33.0 | 23.2-44.5 |
| Low Country | 40 | 25 | 64.3 | 45.2-79.6 | 15 | 35.7 | 20.4-54.8 |
| Palmetto | 122 | 74 | 57.0 | 46.5-66.9 | 48 | 43.0 | 33.1-53.5 |
| Pee Dee | 94 | 60 | 59.7 | 47.9-70.5 | 34 | 40.3 | 29.5-52.1 |
| Trident | 80 | 53 | 62.3 | 49.1-73.8 | 27 | 37.7 | 26.2-50.9 |
| Upper Savannah | 68 | 48 | 65.8 | 51.8-77.5 | 20 | 34.2 | 22.5-48.2 |
| Waccamaw | 70 | 48 | 72.3 | 59.9-82.0 | 22 | 27.7 | 18.0-40.1 |
| Wateree | 55 | 34 | 47.3 | 30.7-64.5 | 21 | 52.7 | 35.5-69.3 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 130 | 82 | 61.6 | 51.8-70.5 | 48 | 38.4 | 29.5-48.2 |
| Region II | 199 | 128 | 62.3 | 54.1-69.8 | 71 | 37.7 | 30.2-45.9 |
| Region III | 186 | 109 | 54.6 | 46.3-62.7 | 77 | 45.4 | 37.3-53.7 |
| Region IV | 149 | 94 | 54.8 | 44.5-64.7 | 55 | 45.2 | 35.3-55.5 |
| Region V | 93 | 63 | 67.0 | 55.5-76.8 | 30 | 33.0 | 23.2-44.5 |
| Region VI | 70 | 48 | 72.3 | 59.9-82.0 | 22 | 27.7 | 18.0-40.1 |
| Region VII | 80 | 53 | 62.3 | 49.1-73.8 | 27 | 37.7 | 26.2-50.9 |
| Region VIII | 40 | 25 | 64.3 | 45.2-79.6 | 15 | 35.7 | 20.4-54.8 |
*By UNLOCKED we mean you do not need a key or a combination to get the gun or to fire it. We do not count safety as a lock.
This question was asked of respondents who reported keeping loaded firearms in or around their houses.
#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
This page was generated on 05MAY05.