2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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 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 3,767 1,543 42.1 40.2-44.2 2,224 57.9 55.8-59.8
Medicaid Region 1 410 173 47.4 40.9-53.9 237 52.6 46.1-59.1
GENDER
Male 186 100 58.7 50.4-66.5 86 41.3 33.5-49.6
Female 224 73 37.9 28.7-48.1 151 62.1 51.9-71.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 322 159 53.4 46.1-60.7 163 46.6 39.3-53.9
Non-Hispanic Black 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** 58 89.3 75.9-95.7
AGE
18-44 115 37 33.5 24.3-44.3 78 66.5 55.7-75.7
45-64 153 68 52.0 43.0-60.8 85 48.0 39.2-57.0
65+ 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 154 68 47.2 38.6-56.0 86 52.8 44.0-61.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 156 88 58.7 49.4-67.4 68 41.3 32.6-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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