2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

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 3,180 1,222 41.2 39.1-43.2 1,958 58.8 56.8-60.9
Medicaid Region 3 630 208 36.7 32.3-41.4 422 63.3 58.6-67.7
GENDER
Male 285 104 42.1 35.5-48.9 181 57.9 51.1-64.5
Female 345 104 31.9 26.2-38.2 241 68.1 61.8-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 357 156 47.2 41.1-53.3 201 52.8 46.7-58.9
Non-Hispanic Black 132 40 31.7 23.2-41.6 92 68.3 58.4-76.8
Other 139 12 8.7 4.7-15.7 127 91.3 84.3-95.3
AGE
18-44 228 61 30.3 23.7-37.7 167 69.7 62.3-76.3
45-64 215 85 44.7 37.1-52.6 130 55.3 47.4-62.9
65+ 172 60 39.4 30.4-49.3 112 60.6 50.7-69.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 193 52 33.4 25.5-42.3 141 66.6 57.7-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 171 55 36.6 28.8-45.2 116 63.4 54.8-71.2
College Graduate 264 100 40.5 34.0-47.4 164 59.5 52.6-66.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 183 48 32.3 24.4-41.4 135 67.7 58.6-75.6
$50,000+ 297 122 43.9 37.6-50.4 175 56.1 49.6-62.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 38 28.2 19.9-38.2 112 71.8 61.8-80.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 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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