BRFSS 2019 - Medicaid Region 3: (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 3

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 3	375	143	41.3	35.7-47.2	232	58.7	52.8-64.3
GENDER
Male	179	89	52.5	44.2-60.7	90	47.5	39.3-55.8
Female	196	54	31.3	24.2-39.4	142	68.7	60.6-75.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	207	97	49.6	41.9-57.4	110	50.4	42.6-58.1
Non-Hispanic Black	87	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	81	20	22.9	14.5-34.4	61	77.1	65.6-85.5
AGE
18-44	121	44	39.2	30.0-49.2	77	60.8	50.8-70.0
45-64	150	55	43.4	34.6-52.6	95	56.6	47.4-65.4
65+	102	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	129	41	35.8	26.9-45.9	88	64.2	54.1-73.1
Some Post-H.S.	103	***	***	***	***	***	***
College Graduate	143	55	43.7	34.9-52.9	88	56.3	47.1-65.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	154	50	35.7	27.4-45.1	104	64.3	54.9-72.6
$50,000+	153	72	51.3	42.5-60.0	81	48.7	40.0-57.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	68	***	***	***	***	***	***

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 3

375

143

41.3

35.7-47.2

232

58.7

52.8-64.3

GENDER

Male

179

52.5

44.2-60.7

47.5

39.3-55.8

Female

196

31.3

24.2-39.4

142

68.7

60.6-75.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

207

49.6

41.9-57.4

110

50.4

42.6-58.1

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

22.9

14.5-34.4

77.1

65.6-85.5

AGE

18-44

121

39.2

30.0-49.2

60.8

50.8-70.0

45-64

150

43.4

34.6-52.6

56.6

47.4-65.4

65+

102

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

129

35.8

26.9-45.9

64.2

54.1-73.1

Some Post-H.S.

103

***

College Graduate

143

43.7

34.9-52.9

56.3

47.1-65.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

154

35.7

27.4-45.1

104

64.3

54.9-72.6

$50,000+

153

51.3

42.5-60.0

48.7

40.0-57.5

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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