2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 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 3 412 195 48.7 42.8-54.5 217 51.3 45.5-57.2
GENDER
Male 182 101 55.8 47.4-63.8 81 44.2 36.2-52.6
Female 230 94 42.3 34.3-50.8 136 57.7 49.2-65.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 312 170 58.4 52.0-64.6 142 41.6 35.4-48.0
Non-Hispanic Black 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 151 72 50.4 41.8-58.9 79 49.6 41.1-58.2
65+ 128 63 52.3 42.2-62.2 65 47.7 37.8-57.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 139 59 42.9 34.1-52.2 80 57.1 47.8-65.9
Some Post-H.S. 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 141 64 50.5 41.0-60.1 77 49.5 39.9-59.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 151 62 40.0 30.6-50.1 89 60.0 49.9-69.4
$50,000+ 176 99 59.4 50.9-67.4 77 40.6 32.6-49.1
Don't know/Not Sure 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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