Firearms (2019/2020) 8.8

SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY 2020 (SLNCVS). Basic tables.							Table 8.8
Population aged 18 and over by geographic area, by the condition of perceiving a higher sense of security with the presence of a firearm in an ordinary household
September to December 2019
Geographic area	Population aged 18 and over 1*	Condition of perceiving a higher sense of security with the presence of a firearm in an ordinary household
		Yes		No		Refuse to answer
		Absolute	Percentage	Absolute	Percentage	Absolute	Percentage

SAINT LUCIA	68 726	38 850	56.5	24 861	36.2	430	0.6
NORTH (CASTRIES AND GROS ISLET)	37 992	20 726	54.6	14 413	37.9	165	0.4
SOUTH (REMAINING DISTRICTS)	30 734	18 124	59.0	10 448	34.0	265	0.9
1* Excludes the population to which the question was not applied.
Note 1: The estimates that appear in this tabulation are shadowed according to their level of precision in High, Moderate and Low, taking the Coefficient of Variation CV (%) as a reference. If the values are closer to 0 it indicates the estimate is more precise and vice versa. Moderate and Low precision requires a cautious use of the estimates in which the causes of high variability are analyzed and other indicators of precision and reliability are considered, such as the confidence interval. See table below for level of precision of the estimates:
High: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (0, 25)
Moderate: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (25, 50)
Low: Indicates a CV (%) on a range of (50+)
Source: SLNCVS. Saint Lucia National Crime Victimization Survey, 2020.