2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4 546 213 40.8 36.1-45.7 333 59.2 54.3-63.9
GENDER
Male 259 125 50.2 43.2-57.1 134 49.8 42.9-56.8
Female 287 88 32.9 26.9-39.6 199 67.1 60.4-73.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 337 156 49.0 42.9-55.1 181 51.0 44.9-57.1
Non-Hispanic Black 110 34 32.6 23.5-43.2 76 67.4 56.8-76.5
Other 99 23 21.3 13.7-31.4 76 78.7 68.6-86.3
AGE
18-44 163 62 39.1 31.3-47.6 101 60.9 52.4-68.7
45-64 226 84 42.9 35.7-50.4 142 57.1 49.6-64.3
65+ 151 64 40.8 32.0-50.3 87 59.2 49.7-68.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 194 63 35.3 28.0-43.3 131 64.7 56.7-72.0
Some Post-H.S. 161 71 44.1 35.5-53.2 90 55.9 46.8-64.5
College Graduate 191 79 45.3 37.5-53.4 112 54.7 46.6-62.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 233 78 35.2 28.4-42.7 155 64.8 57.3-71.6
$50,000+ 204 103 52.9 45.1-60.5 101 47.1 39.5-54.9
Don't know/Not Sure 109 32 28.8 19.9-39.7 77 71.2 60.3-80.1

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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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