2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 388 165 48.3 41.6-55.0 223 51.7 45.0-58.4
Region 3 412 195 48.7 42.8-54.5 217 51.3 45.5-57.2
Region 4 499 204 42.0 37.1-47.1 295 58.0 52.9-62.9
Region 5 533 192 36.4 31.7-41.4 341 63.6 58.6-68.3
Region 6 395 189 49.3 43.4-55.3 206 50.7 44.7-56.6
Region 7 521 172 36.0 31.3-41.0 349 64.0 59.0-68.7
Region 8 638 268 43.0 38.1-48.2 370 57.0 51.8-61.9
Region 9 & 10 381 158 44.0 38.0-50.1 223 56.0 49.9-62.0
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,433 619 45.3 41.9-48.6 814 54.7 51.4-58.1
Piedmont 1,838 701 39.3 36.6-42.0 1,137 60.7 58.0-63.4
Western NC 496 223 48.3 42.5-54.2 273 51.7 45.8-57.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 314 127 46.4 38.8-54.2 187 53.6 45.8-61.2
Northwest 603 294 50.7 45.7-55.7 309 49.3 44.3-54.3
Charlotte 392 149 39.6 34.2-45.3 243 60.4 54.7-65.8
Greensboro 408 163 39.9 34.3-45.7 245 60.1 54.3-65.7
Southern Regional 623 299 49.8 44.5-55.0 324 50.2 45.0-55.5
Southeast 294 110 43.4 36.8-50.3 184 56.6 49.7-63.2
Wake 613 189 32.2 28.1-36.6 424 67.8 63.4-71.9
Area L & Eastern 520 212 43.2 37.9-48.6 308 56.8 51.4-62.1
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 410 173 47.4 40.9-53.9 237 52.6 46.1-59.1
Region 2 620 278 44.6 40.0-49.3 342 55.4 50.7-60.0
Region 3 509 210 42.4 37.6-47.4 299 57.6 52.6-62.4
Region 4 805 267 35.0 31.2-38.9 538 65.0 61.1-68.8
Region 5 930 414 46.3 42.2-50.3 516 53.7 49.7-57.8
Region 6 493 201 43.1 37.8-48.6 292 56.9 51.4-62.2

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See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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