2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 3,180 1,222 41.2 39.1-43.2 1,958 58.8 56.8-60.9
Region 5 475 161 39.3 34.2-44.7 314 60.7 55.3-65.8
GENDER
Male 196 78 45.9 38.1-53.8 118 54.1 46.2-61.9
Female 279 83 33.6 27.1-40.7 196 66.4 59.3-72.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 279 114 45.9 39.1-52.9 165 54.1 47.1-60.9
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 99 17 18.5 11.3-28.8 82 81.5 71.2-88.7
AGE
18-44 174 50 32.1 24.6-40.6 124 67.9 59.4-75.4
45-64 161 63 46.1 37.2-55.2 98 53.9 44.8-62.8
65+ 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 148 34 32.9 24.4-42.8 114 67.1 57.2-75.6
Some Post-H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 216 84 42.2 35.0-49.8 132 57.8 50.2-65.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 145 37 28.6 20.8-38.0 108 71.4 62.0-79.2
$50,000+ 208 91 48.4 40.6-56.3 117 51.6 43.7-59.4
Don't know/Not Sure 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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