2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 481 226 54.0 48.3-59.5 255 46.0 40.5-51.7
Region 3 271 120 46.6 39.3-54.2 151 53.4 45.8-60.7
Region 4 623 204 36.3 31.9-41.0 419 63.7 59.0-68.1
Region 5 475 161 39.3 34.2-44.7 314 60.7 55.3-65.8
Region 6 199 88 49.6 41.5-57.7 111 50.4 42.3-58.5
Region 7 592 185 35.5 31.0-40.3 407 64.5 59.7-69.0
Region 8 278 126 45.8 39.0-52.7 152 54.2 47.3-61.0
Region 9 & 10 261 112 43.9 36.7-51.3 149 56.1 48.7-63.3
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 860 369 45.3 41.4-49.3 491 54.7 50.7-58.6
Piedmont 1,724 568 37.6 34.9-40.4 1,156 62.4 59.6-65.1
Western NC 596 285 53.3 48.1-58.5 311 46.7 41.5-51.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 410 186 52.5 46.7-58.3 224 47.5 41.7-53.3
Northwest 477 225 50.2 44.5-55.9 252 49.8 44.1-55.5
Charlotte 495 143 31.7 27.1-36.7 352 68.3 63.3-72.9
Greensboro 363 134 41.1 35.2-47.3 229 58.9 52.7-64.8
Southern Regional 251 107 48.0 40.7-55.4 144 52.0 44.6-59.3
Southeast 153 68 42.5 33.5-51.9 85 57.5 48.1-66.5
Wake 628 190 32.9 28.7-37.4 438 67.1 62.6-71.3
Area L & Eastern 403 169 45.5 39.7-51.4 234 54.5 48.6-60.3
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 481 226 54.0 48.3-59.5 255 46.0 40.5-51.7
Region 2 472 200 45.3 39.8-50.8 272 54.7 49.2-60.2
Region 3 630 208 36.7 32.3-41.4 422 63.3 58.6-67.7
Region 4 840 259 35.1 31.3-39.1 581 64.9 60.9-68.7
Region 5 408 177 47.2 41.5-52.9 231 52.8 47.1-58.5
Region 6 349 152 44.6 38.4-50.9 197 55.4 49.1-61.6

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See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

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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