BRFSS 2019 - Medicaid Region 5: (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 5

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 5	391	175	45.4	39.5-51.4	216	54.6	48.6-60.5
GENDER
Male	136	66	47.7	37.9-57.7	70	52.3	42.3-62.1
Female	255	109	43.7	36.5-51.2	146	56.3	48.8-63.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	159	80	49.7	40.9-58.5	79	50.3	41.5-59.1
Non-Hispanic Black	124	44	34.0	24.7-44.7	80	66.0	55.3-75.3
Other	108	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	135	58	46.9	37.2-56.9	77	53.1	43.1-62.8
45-64	136	59	43.6	34.2-53.6	77	56.4	46.4-65.8
65+	117	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	177	63	36.3	28.0-45.5	114	63.7	54.5-72.0
Some Post-H.S.	117	***	***	***	***	***	***
College Graduate	95	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	187	58	32.8	24.8-42.0	129	67.2	58.0-75.2
$50,000+	116	82	69.7	59.5-78.3	34	30.3	21.7-40.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	88	***	***	***	***	***	***

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 5

391

175

45.4

39.5-51.4

216

54.6

48.6-60.5

GENDER

Male

136

47.7

37.9-57.7

52.3

42.3-62.1

Female

255

109

43.7

36.5-51.2

146

56.3

48.8-63.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

159

49.7

40.9-58.5

50.3

41.5-59.1

Non-Hispanic Black

124

34.0

24.7-44.7

66.0

55.3-75.3

Other

108

***

AGE

18-44

135

46.9

37.2-56.9

53.1

43.1-62.8

45-64

136

43.6

34.2-53.6

56.4

46.4-65.8

65+

117

***

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

177

36.3

28.0-45.5

114

63.7

54.5-72.0

Some Post-H.S.

117

***

College Graduate

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

187

32.8

24.8-42.0

129

67.2

58.0-75.2

$50,000+

116

69.7

59.5-78.3

30.3

21.7-40.5

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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