2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 4

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 4 408 145 37.4 32.0-43.0 263 62.6 57.0-68.0
GENDER
Male 177 78 44.0 35.7-52.7 99 56.0 47.3-64.3
Female 231 67 31.8 25.1-39.3 164 68.2 60.7-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 225 95 45.2 37.7-53.0 130 54.8 47.0-62.3
Non-Hispanic Black 113 35 28.5 20.1-38.8 78 71.5 61.2-79.9
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 148 45 34.4 26.1-43.8 103 65.6 56.2-73.9
45-64 138 51 39.0 30.1-48.7 87 61.0 51.3-69.9
65+ 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 126 39 34.8 25.6-45.1 87 65.2 54.9-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 176 68 39.8 32.2-47.9 108 60.2 52.1-67.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 144 40 31.9 23.4-41.8 104 68.1 58.2-76.6
$50,000+ 170 78 47.5 38.9-56.3 92 52.5 43.7-61.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 94 27 26.5 17.8-37.6 67 73.5 62.4-82.2

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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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