2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 638 268 43.0 38.1-48.2 370 57.0 51.8-61.9
GENDER
Male 250 121 52.6 45.0-60.2 129 47.4 39.8-55.0
Female 388 147 34.8 28.5-41.7 241 65.2 58.3-71.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 349 167 51.7 45.2-58.1 182 48.3 41.9-54.8
Non-Hispanic Black 129 41 26.0 17.4-36.9 88 74.0 63.1-82.6
Other 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 167 62 41.5 32.9-50.6 105 58.5 49.4-67.1
45-64 210 82 42.4 34.2-51.0 128 57.6 49.0-65.8
65+ 248 119 47.0 38.9-55.3 129 53.0 44.7-61.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 243 91 39.3 31.4-47.8 152 60.7 52.2-68.6
Some Post-H.S. 176 80 48.4 39.4-57.5 96 51.6 42.5-60.6
College Graduate 218 97 41.7 33.6-50.3 121 58.3 49.7-66.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 265 92 34.4 27.0-42.7 173 65.6 57.3-73.0
$50,000+ 227 124 54.0 45.5-62.2 103 46.0 37.8-54.5
Don't know/Not Sure 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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