2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 521 172 36.0 31.3-41.0 349 64.0 59.0-68.7
GENDER
Male 247 85 36.8 30.1-44.0 162 63.2 56.0-69.9
Female 274 87 35.3 28.8-42.4 187 64.7 57.6-71.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 296 128 46.4 39.9-53.0 168 53.6 47.0-60.1
Non-Hispanic Black 122 36 30.6 22.0-40.7 86 69.4 59.3-78.0
Other 98 *** *** *** 91 90.9 81.4-95.8
AGE
18-44 213 60 31.0 24.2-38.8 153 69.0 61.2-75.8
45-64 198 69 37.2 29.8-45.3 129 62.8 54.7-70.2
65+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 151 43 36.2 27.5-46.0 108 63.8 54.0-72.5
Some Post-H.S. 98 *** *** *** 67 68.1 57.0-77.4
College Graduate 270 97 38.2 32.1-44.7 173 61.8 55.3-67.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 160 38 27.6 19.5-37.4 122 72.4 62.6-80.5
$50,000+ 273 114 43.7 37.2-50.4 159 56.3 49.6-62.8
Don't know/Not Sure 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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