2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 4

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 4 805 267 35.0 31.2-38.9 538 65.0 61.1-68.8
GENDER
Male 380 139 38.4 32.8-44.2 241 61.6 55.8-67.2
Female 425 128 32.0 27.0-37.5 297 68.0 62.5-73.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 473 197 43.7 38.6-48.9 276 56.3 51.1-61.4
Non-Hispanic Black 173 49 29.7 22.4-38.2 124 70.3 61.8-77.6
Other 150 19 10.8 6.5-17.6 131 89.2 82.4-93.5
AGE
18-44 333 93 30.8 25.2-37.0 240 69.2 63.0-74.8
45-64 281 98 36.8 30.6-43.5 183 63.2 56.5-69.4
65+ 179 71 41.2 32.8-50.1 108 58.8 49.9-67.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 219 64 34.5 27.4-42.3 155 65.5 57.7-72.6
Some Post-H.S. 156 51 33.2 25.4-42.0 105 66.8 58.0-74.6
College Graduate 426 150 36.1 31.3-41.3 276 63.9 58.7-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 254 66 29.2 22.6-36.8 188 70.8 63.2-77.4
$50,000+ 412 166 41.1 35.8-46.6 246 58.9 53.4-64.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 139 35 26.9 19.1-36.5 104 73.1 63.5-80.9

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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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