2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 499 204 42.0 37.1-47.1 295 58.0 52.9-62.9
GENDER
Male 226 108 47.3 39.8-55.0 118 52.7 45.0-60.2
Female 273 96 37.8 31.4-44.5 177 62.2 55.5-68.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 318 156 51.2 45.0-57.3 162 48.8 42.7-55.0
Non-Hispanic Black 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 16 19.1 11.1-31.0 64 80.9 69.0-88.9
AGE
18-44 180 67 38.0 30.2-46.5 113 62.0 53.5-69.8
45-64 165 73 47.4 39.0-55.8 92 52.6 44.2-61.0
65+ 145 61 43.3 34.3-52.7 84 56.7 47.3-65.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 147 41 29.4 21.7-38.6 106 70.6 61.4-78.3
Some Post-H.S. 141 71 52.5 43.4-61.5 70 47.5 38.5-56.6
College Graduate 209 92 45.9 38.7-53.4 117 54.1 46.6-61.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 150 50 32.0 23.9-41.2 100 68.0 58.8-76.1
$50,000+ 259 131 53.6 46.8-60.3 128 46.4 39.7-53.2
Don't know/Not Sure 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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