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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 |
| -WHITES | 660 | 139 | 22.5 | 16.9-29.3 | 61 | 14.1 | 8.9-21.6 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.4 | 40 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.5 | 405 | 52.6 | 45.6-59.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 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 |
| Female | 275 | 65 | 19.5 | 14.0-26.5 | 30 | 16.8 | 10.0-26.8 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 3.5 | 1.5- 7.8 | 159 | 58.7 | 49.3-67.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 655 | 139 | 22.6 | 17.0-29.4 | 60 | 14.1 | 8.9-21.6 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 | 40 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.5 | 401 | 52.6 | 45.5-59.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 33 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-44 | 58 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 45-54 | 115 | 23 | 16.6 | 10.3-25.8 | 16 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 188 | 42 | 18.4 | 12.4-26.5 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.2-12.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 169 | 26 | 11.8 | 7.1-18.9 | 16 | 12.3 | 6.4-22.6 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 7.7 | 4.1-13.9 | 109 | 64.9 | 54.2-74.3 |
| 75+ | 95 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 66 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 208 | 54 | 21.9 | 15.0-30.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.8 | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 200 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.6 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 11.0 | 5.0-22.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 186 | 33 | 20.9 | 13.5-31.0 | 18 | 7.4 | 4.0-13.4 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 72 | 12 | 10.4 | 5.2-19.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 100 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 66 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 93 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000- 74,999 | 106 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $75,000+ | 151 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 9.6 | 3.7-22.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 245 | 39 | 16.0 | 10.6-23.6 | 18 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 161 | 59.1 | 48.5-68.9 |
| No | 414 | 99 | 25.5 | 18.0-34.8 | 43 | 17.3 | 10.2-27.9 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.4 | 17 | 4.1 | 1.9- 9.0 | 244 | 49.6 | 40.7-58.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 173 | 27 | 16.8 | 10.8-25.1 | 17 | 8.9 | 4.8-15.9 | *** | *** | *** | 13 | 11.2 | 4.6-24.7 | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 487 | 112 | 23.9 | 17.3-32.1 | 44 | 15.4 | 9.2-24.6 | *** | *** | *** | 27 | 7.2 | 3.6-13.8 | 294 | 51.3 | 43.1-59.4 |
*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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