2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 3 509 210 42.4 37.6-47.4 299 57.6 52.6-62.4
GENDER
Male 230 111 47.6 40.2-55.2 119 52.4 44.8-59.8
Female 279 99 38.3 32.0-45.0 180 61.7 55.0-68.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 323 159 51.2 45.0-57.3 164 48.8 42.7-55.0
Non-Hispanic Black 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 82 17 20.5 12.2-32.5 65 79.5 67.5-87.8
AGE
18-44 183 67 37.9 30.2-46.3 116 62.1 53.7-69.8
45-64 169 76 48.3 40.1-56.7 93 51.7 43.3-59.9
65+ 148 64 43.9 35.0-53.3 84 56.1 46.7-65.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 151 43 30.1 22.4-39.2 108 69.9 60.8-77.6
Some Post-H.S. 144 73 53.0 44.0-61.8 71 47.0 38.2-56.0
College Graduate 212 94 45.8 38.6-53.1 118 54.2 46.9-61.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 53 33.5 25.3-42.8 100 66.5 57.2-74.7
$50,000+ 261 132 53.6 46.8-60.3 129 46.4 39.7-53.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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