2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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 5 930 414 46.3 42.2-50.3 516 53.7 49.7-57.8
GENDER
Male 377 194 55.4 49.1-61.5 183 44.6 38.5-50.9
Female 553 220 38.9 33.9-44.3 333 61.1 55.7-66.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 490 257 56.1 50.7-61.3 233 43.9 38.7-49.3
Non-Hispanic Black 232 76 33.2 25.8-41.4 156 66.8 58.6-74.2
Other 202 79 31.8 23.4-41.6 123 68.2 58.4-76.6
AGE
18-44 271 110 44.2 37.2-51.4 161 55.8 48.6-62.8
45-64 295 129 47.7 40.8-54.7 166 52.3 45.3-59.2
65+ 349 170 48.8 42.3-55.3 179 51.2 44.7-57.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 351 134 42.9 36.3-49.8 217 57.1 50.2-63.7
Some Post-H.S. 274 130 49.0 41.9-56.2 144 51.0 43.8-58.1
College Graduate 304 150 47.9 41.3-54.6 154 52.1 45.4-58.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 379 145 37.5 31.6-43.9 234 62.5 56.1-68.4
$50,000+ 339 196 60.1 53.5-66.4 143 39.9 33.6-46.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 212 73 36.1 28.0-45.0 139 63.9 55.0-72.0

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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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