BRFSS 2019 - Medicaid Region 2: (The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting. <br>People also keep guns in the home for protection. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols, <br>or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.<br> <br>Are any firearms kept in or around your home?)

2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 2

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
North Carolina	3,008	1,271	43.6	41.5-45.7	1,737	56.4	54.3-58.5
Medicaid Region 2	379	169	45.0	39.1-51.1	210	55.0	48.9-60.9
GENDER
Male	183	86	48.3	39.9-56.8	97	51.7	43.2-60.1
Female	196	83	42.2	34.0-50.7	113	57.8	49.3-66.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	284	146	53.3	46.3-60.1	138	46.7	39.9-53.7
Non-Hispanic Black	53	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	42	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	106	40	37.8	28.3-48.5	66	62.2	51.5-71.7
45-64	148	68	52.8	43.6-61.8	80	47.2	38.2-56.4
65+	121	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	128	55	45.2	35.1-55.7	73	54.8	44.3-64.9
Some Post-H.S.	126	53	40.2	30.8-50.3	73	59.8	49.7-69.2
College Graduate	125	61	52.1	42.2-61.8	64	47.9	38.2-57.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	167	63	36.8	28.6-45.9	104	63.2	54.1-71.4
$50,000+	133	79	61.3	50.9-70.7	54	38.7	29.3-49.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	79	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

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 2

379

169

45.0

39.1-51.1

210

55.0

48.9-60.9

GENDER

Male

183

48.3

39.9-56.8

51.7

43.2-60.1

Female

196

42.2

34.0-50.7

113

57.8

49.3-66.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

284

146

53.3

46.3-60.1

138

46.7

39.9-53.7

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

106

37.8

28.3-48.5

62.2

51.5-71.7

45-64

148

52.8

43.6-61.8

47.2

38.2-56.4

65+

121

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

128

45.2

35.1-55.7

54.8

44.3-64.9

Some Post-H.S.

126

40.2

30.8-50.3

59.8

49.7-69.2

College Graduate

125

52.1

42.2-61.8

47.9

38.2-57.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

167

36.8

28.6-45.9

104

63.2

54.1-71.4

$50,000+

133

61.3

50.9-70.7

38.7

29.3-49.1

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

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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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