2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 2

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 2 620 278 44.6 40.0-49.3 342 55.4 50.7-60.0
GENDER
Male 282 149 52.6 45.6-59.6 133 47.4 40.4-54.4
Female 338 129 37.7 31.5-44.2 209 62.3 55.8-68.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 229 53.3 48.0-58.6 211 46.7 41.4-52.0
Non-Hispanic Black 104 35 31.2 22.0-42.2 *** *** ***
Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 209 89 42.4 34.3-50.8 120 57.6 49.2-65.7
45-64 215 99 48.4 40.3-56.5 116 51.6 43.5-59.7
65+ 188 85 41.3 33.6-49.5 103 58.7 50.5-66.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 200 82 40.3 33.0-48.0 118 59.7 52.0-67.0
Some Post-H.S. 187 97 49.4 40.6-58.2 90 50.6 41.8-59.4
College Graduate 233 99 44.3 37.2-51.7 134 55.7 48.3-62.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 231 88 37.4 30.2-45.1 143 62.6 54.9-69.8
$50,000+ 264 144 56.4 49.4-63.2 120 43.6 36.8-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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