2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 533 192 36.4 31.7-41.4 341 63.6 58.6-68.3
GENDER
Male 251 109 45.6 38.4-53.1 142 54.4 46.9-61.6
Female 282 83 28.3 22.6-34.8 199 71.7 65.2-77.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 138 41.6 35.6-47.9 192 58.4 52.1-64.4
Non-Hispanic Black 113 33 31.2 22.2-41.8 80 68.8 58.2-77.8
Other 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 207 65 34.1 26.8-42.3 142 65.9 57.7-73.2
45-64 172 66 42.1 33.5-51.2 106 57.9 48.8-66.5
65+ 144 56 31.8 24.0-40.7 88 68.2 59.3-76.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 140 47 33.9 25.5-43.4 93 66.1 56.6-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 127 49 40.3 30.8-50.5 78 59.7 49.5-69.2
College Graduate 264 95 35.4 29.5-41.9 169 64.6 58.1-70.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 191 57 32.0 24.6-40.4 134 68.0 59.6-75.4
$50,000+ 245 105 42.9 36.1-49.9 140 57.1 50.1-63.9
Don't know/Not Sure 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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