2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Gun Ownership*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Gun(s) in home Gun(s) not loaded Gun(s) loaded but locked Gun(s) Loaded and unlocked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,970 1,737 57.2 55.1-59.3 657 23.5 21.7-25.5 253 9.0 7.8-10.3 323 10.3 9.1-11.6
-Eastern NC 994 533 53.1 49.4-56.8 248 26.4 23.2-29.9 89 9.3 7.3-11.7 124 11.2 9.1-13.7
GENDER
Male 416 182 43.1 37.5-48.8 112 29.5 24.5-35.1 45 11.3 8.1-15.5 77 16.1 12.6-20.3
Female 578 351 61.5 56.6-66.2 136 23.8 19.8-28.3 44 7.6 5.5-10.5 47 7.1 4.9-10.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 563 254 44.6 39.9-49.4 162 28.7 24.6-33.3 68 13.0 10.1-16.7 79 13.7 10.7-17.3
Non-Hispanic Black 266 176 63.3 55.8-70.3 57 25.2 19.0-32.8 *** *** *** 22 7.6 4.7-12.1
Other 165 103 69.1 60.2-76.9 29 18.0 12.0-26.3 *** *** *** 23 8.3 5.2-13.0
AGE
18-34 174 105 58.5 49.6-66.8 38 22.5 15.9-30.7 *** *** *** 19 11.7 7.1-18.8
35-44 134 76 52.3 42.7-61.7 34 28.4 20.5-37.9 13 11.3 6.2-19.7 *** *** ***
45-54 158 76 47.8 39.1-56.7 43 29.4 21.6-38.6 16 9.8 5.6-16.6 23 13.0 8.3-19.7
55-64 195 107 52.1 44.2-59.8 43 26.0 19.4-33.9 18 10.5 6.5-16.5 27 11.4 7.6-16.9
65-74 197 102 50.1 42.2-57.9 56 29.8 23.0-37.5 14 7.7 4.4-13.2 25 12.4 8.0-18.7
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.0 7.0-19.9 18 10.2 6.1-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 291 166 54.6 47.7-61.3 58 22.1 16.8-28.5 26 10.8 7.2-15.8 41 12.6 8.8-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 329 171 51.6 45.4-57.8 90 28.3 23.1-34.2 28 9.0 6.1-13.2 40 11.1 7.9-15.3
College Graduate 271 126 47.6 41.0-54.2 77 28.1 22.5-34.5 32 12.1 8.3-17.3 36 12.2 8.6-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 390 217 55.9 50.0-61.7 88 24.9 19.9-30.6 31 8.7 5.9-12.6 54 10.6 7.8-14.1
No 595 312 51.6 46.7-56.5 156 27.0 22.9-31.5 58 9.8 7.3-13.0 69 11.7 8.9-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 141 40 26.8 19.2-36.0 47 33.4 24.8-43.3 23 22.2 14.5-32.5 31 17.6 12.0-25.1
Non-Veteran 853 493 57.3 53.2-61.2 201 25.3 21.9-29.1 66 7.2 5.5- 9.4 93 10.2 8.0-12.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 466 240 49.1 43.9-54.4 119 27.2 22.6-32.3 42 10.0 7.1-14.0 65 13.7 10.3-17.8
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 146 50.8 43.9-57.6 79 28.3 22.2-35.2 33 11.3 7.8-16.1 33 9.6 6.5-14.0
Unable to Work 134 82 59.6 49.4-69.0 27 24.0 16.0-34.3 *** *** *** 19 11.7 7.1-18.8
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 99 66.4 56.5-75.1 29 23.6 16.3-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 62 43.0 33.7-52.7 32 27.3 19.2-37.2 17 16.8 10.4-25.9 18 13.0 7.7-21.2
$50,000- 74,999 119 *** *** *** 35 33.1 23.8-43.9 17 12.4 7.2-20.4 17 12.9 7.7-20.8
$75,000+ 216 67 29.7 23.3-37.0 86 39.3 32.1-47.1 27 14.8 9.6-22.2 36 16.1 11.2-22.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 72 68.6 57.5-77.9 21 20.0 12.8-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.7 8.4-24.5
More than 200% 435 170 36.6 31.6-41.9 143 34.8 29.7-40.2 55 14.2 10.6-18.7 67 14.4 11.0-18.6
HOUSING
Own 642 284 45.0 40.5-49.5 192 30.6 26.6-35.0 77 12.8 10.0-16.2 89 11.6 9.2-14.7
Rent 276 202 72.6 65.8-78.6 34 14.1 9.5-20.4 *** *** *** 29 10.6 7.1-15.6
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 79 *** *** *** 12 16.6 9.2-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 303 149 52.0 45.0-58.8 85 26.4 20.8-32.8 40 13.6 9.7-18.8 29 8.0 5.3-12.1
Rural 612 330 52.2 47.5-56.9 151 27.7 23.5-32.3 43 7.5 5.3-10.5 88 12.6 9.8-16.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 563 304 53.3 48.4-58.2 128 25.4 21.1-30.3 49 9.2 6.8-12.5 82 12.0 9.3-15.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 119 51.5 44.0-59.0 73 30.4 23.9-37.7 23 9.6 6.2-14.5 17 8.5 4.9-14.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 110 54.4 45.8-62.7 47 24.2 17.8-32.0 17 9.0 5.0-15.8 25 12.4 8.1-18.5

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Data in this table were derived from the Firearm Safety questions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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