2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

Firearm Safety

The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting.
People also keep guns in the home for protection. 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 firearms kept in or around your home?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,008 1,271 43.6 41.5-45.7 1,737 56.4 54.3-58.5
Medicaid Region 1 382 180 50.2 44.1-56.3 202 49.8 43.7-55.9
GENDER
Male 185 98 56.0 47.4-64.2 87 44.0 35.8-52.6
Female 197 82 45.3 37.0-53.9 115 54.7 46.1-63.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 312 158 52.9 46.3-59.4 154 47.1 40.6-53.7
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 54 53.6 43.3-63.7 67 46.4 36.3-56.7
Some Post-H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 143 65 46.0 37.0-55.3 78 54.0 44.7-63.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 74 47.0 38.0-56.2 98 53.0 43.8-62.0
$50,000+ 129 76 61.3 50.8-70.7 53 38.7 29.3-49.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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