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| Total Respond.^ |
Gun safe/cabinet | Trigger lock | Cable lock | More than one of above | Firearm not secured | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 752 | 156 | 22.1 | 17.0-28.3 | 75 | 15.1 | 10.2-21.9 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.4 | 44 | 8.8 | 5.1-14.7 | 460 | 50.6 | 44.1-57.0 |
| -MALES | 446 | 84 | 22.7 | 16.0-31.2 | 42 | 14.5 | 8.4-23.8 | 11 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.7 | 29 | 11.2 | 6.2-19.5 | 280 | 47.4 | 39.4-55.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 385 | 74 | 23.9 | 16.5-33.4 | 31 | 12.9 | 6.6-23.7 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 10.0 | 5.4-18.0 | 246 | 49.8 | 40.8-58.8 |
| African American | 39 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other Minorities | 22 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 26 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-44 | 36 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 78 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 120 | 22 | 17.3 | 10.4-27.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 118 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 8.2 | 4.1-15.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 66 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 50 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 143 | 34 | 20.0 | 12.4-30.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 119 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 133 | 20 | 15.6 | 9.0-25.6 | 14 | 8.9 | 4.6-16.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 41 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 69 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 48 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 71 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 70 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 104 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 171 | 29 | 17.6 | 11.0-26.8 | 14 | 8.1 | 4.2-15.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 274 | 54 | 25.0 | 16.0-36.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 8.3 | 3.4-18.8 | 171 | 45.4 | 35.2-55.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 190 | 32 | 16.9 | 11.2-24.8 | 18 | 8.6 | 4.7-15.0 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 10.0 | 4.1-22.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 256 | 52 | 24.9 | 16.2-36.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 11.7 | 5.6-22.7 | 158 | 44.0 | 34.2-54.3 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having unlocked loaded firearms in or around their home..
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 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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