BRFSS 2024 - Medicaid Region 1: (The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting. <br>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. <br>Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle. <br><br>Are any firearms kept in or around your home?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 1

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
North Carolina	3,180	1,222	41.2	39.1-43.2	1,958	58.8	56.8-60.9
Medicaid Region 1	481	226	54.0	48.3-59.5	255	46.0	40.5-51.7
GENDER
Male	205	117	60.4	52.1-68.1	88	39.6	31.9-47.9
Female	276	109	48.5	40.9-56.3	167	51.5	43.7-59.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	399	208	58.6	52.5-64.5	191	41.4	35.5-47.5
Non-Hispanic Black	26	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	51	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	117	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-64	155	92	69.1	60.9-76.2	63	30.9	23.8-39.1
65+	203	89	49.9	40.9-59.0	114	50.1	41.0-59.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	141	***	***	***	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	145	77	59.3	49.6-68.4	68	40.7	31.6-50.4
College Graduate	194	87	48.8	40.8-56.9	107	51.2	43.1-59.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	170	64	42.7	33.6-52.3	106	57.3	47.7-66.4
$50,000+	196	116	62.7	54.7-70.1	80	37.3	29.9-45.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	115	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,180

1,222

41.2

39.1-43.2

1,958

58.8

56.8-60.9

Medicaid Region 1

481

226

54.0

48.3-59.5

255

46.0

40.5-51.7

GENDER

Male

205

117

60.4

52.1-68.1

39.6

31.9-47.9

Female

276

109

48.5

40.9-56.3

167

51.5

43.7-59.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

399

208

58.6

52.5-64.5

191

41.4

35.5-47.5

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-44

117

***

45-64

155

69.1

60.9-76.2

30.9

23.8-39.1

65+

203

49.9

40.9-59.0

114

50.1

41.0-59.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

141

***

Some Post-H.S.

145

59.3

49.6-68.4

40.7

31.6-50.4

College Graduate

194

48.8

40.8-56.9

107

51.2

43.1-59.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

170

42.7

33.6-52.3

106

57.3

47.7-66.4

$50,000+

196

116

62.7

54.7-70.1

37.3

29.9-45.3

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

115

***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 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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