2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 388 165 48.3 41.6-55.0 223 51.7 45.0-58.4
GENDER
Male 175 96 60.8 52.2-68.8 79 39.2 31.2-47.8
Female 213 69 38.2 28.7-48.6 144 61.8 51.4-71.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 300 151 54.7 46.9-62.2 149 45.3 37.8-53.1
Non-Hispanic Black 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** 58 89.4 76.1-95.7
AGE
18-44 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 140 62 52.3 43.0-61.5 78 47.7 38.5-57.0
65+ 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 143 63 46.6 37.8-55.7 80 53.4 44.3-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 143 83 60.4 50.6-69.5 60 39.6 30.5-49.4
Don't know/Not Sure 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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