2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 433 153 37.7 32.5-43.2 280 62.3 56.8-67.5
GENDER
Male 190 84 44.8 36.8-53.1 106 55.2 46.9-63.2
Female 243 69 31.6 25.1-38.9 174 68.4 61.1-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 244 103 45.1 38.0-52.5 141 54.9 47.5-62.0
Non-Hispanic Black 116 35 28.1 19.8-38.1 81 71.9 61.9-80.2
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 151 46 35.0 26.8-44.3 105 65.0 55.7-73.2
45-64 150 55 39.2 30.6-48.6 95 60.8 51.4-69.4
65+ 127 50 40.2 30.5-50.7 77 59.8 49.3-69.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 133 40 34.6 25.7-44.7 93 65.4 55.3-74.3
Some Post-H.S. 109 39 38.4 28.9-48.9 70 61.6 51.1-71.1
College Graduate 190 73 40.1 32.7-47.9 117 59.9 52.1-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 150 40 31.0 22.7-40.7 110 69.0 59.3-77.3
$50,000+ 187 86 48.2 40.0-56.5 101 51.8 43.5-60.0
Don't know/Not Sure 96 27 26.9 18.1-38.1 69 73.1 61.9-81.9

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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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