2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,240 583 45.4 42.2-48.7 657 54.6 51.3-57.8
-Eastern NC 463 215 43.8 38.5-49.3 248 56.2 50.7-61.5
GENDER
Male 235 123 48.3 40.9-55.8 112 51.7 44.2-59.1
Female 228 92 38.4 30.9-46.4 136 61.6 53.6-69.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 311 149 48.3 41.9-54.8 162 51.7 45.2-58.1
Non-Hispanic Black 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 68 51.6 41.4-61.7 58 48.4 38.3-58.6
Some Post-H.S. 159 69 41.7 33.5-50.4 90 58.3 49.6-66.5
College Graduate 145 68 46.4 37.4-55.7 77 53.6 44.3-62.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 86 43.7 35.3-52.5 88 56.3 47.5-64.7
No 284 128 44.4 37.7-51.4 156 55.6 48.6-62.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 362 161 41.0 35.1-47.2 201 59.0 52.8-64.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 108 46.8 39.2-54.5 119 53.2 45.5-60.8
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 146 67 42.8 33.6-52.5 79 57.2 47.5-66.4
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 63 44.0 34.9-53.6 86 56.0 46.4-65.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 122 45.1 38.2-52.1 143 54.9 47.9-61.8
HOUSING
Own 359 167 44.4 38.5-50.5 192 55.6 49.5-61.5
Rent 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 155 70 45.3 36.2-54.8 85 54.7 45.2-63.8
Rural 283 132 42.2 35.4-49.2 151 57.8 50.8-64.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 260 132 45.7 38.4-53.0 128 54.3 47.0-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having firearms in or around their home.

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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