2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 656 459 68.0 63.5-72.1 106 18.0 14.6-21.9 43 6.8 4.8- 9.5 48 7.2 5.2- 9.9
GENDER
Male 255 153 57.3 50.0-64.3 52 23.2 17.5-30.2 26 10.6 6.8-16.2 24 8.9 5.7-13.5
Female 401 306 76.1 70.8-80.7 54 14.0 10.4-18.6 17 3.9 2.3- 6.6 24 6.0 3.7- 9.4
AGE
18-34 128 92 71.4 62.0-79.3 22 16.1 10.4-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 99 *** *** *** 14 18.1 10.3-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 74 55.9 45.4-65.9 24 25.3 16.9-36.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 131 100 74.3 64.7-82.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.1 6.1-19.5
65-74 105 76 70.6 59.3-79.9 16 18.5 10.9-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 133 68.9 60.4-76.3 33 20.9 14.6-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 224 163 69.4 61.8-76.1 29 15.0 10.2-21.5 14 7.9 4.4-13.8 18 7.7 4.6-12.4
College Graduate 189 118 60.3 52.0-68.1 31 16.6 11.3-23.9 23 13.5 8.6-20.5 17 9.5 5.4-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 83 72.5 61.4-81.3 18 20.4 12.9-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 128 68 49.3 39.2-59.4 29 25.1 16.8-35.8 14 11.0 6.2-18.9 17 14.6 8.7-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 237 183 75.6 68.4-81.6 29 12.6 8.3-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 413 274 65.1 59.4-70.4 74 19.9 15.6-25.0 31 7.1 4.7-10.7 34 7.9 5.4-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 574 418 71.1 66.4-75.4 83 16.2 12.8-20.4 36 6.5 4.4- 9.5 37 6.2 4.3- 8.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 264 191 71.1 64.4-77.0 32 12.8 8.8-18.3 23 8.4 5.3-13.2 18 7.7 4.7-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 161 105 64.4 54.6-73.2 32 22.4 15.1-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 231 163 66.1 58.3-73.0 42 22.4 16.3-29.9 *** *** *** 16 6.6 3.7-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 227 64.9 58.6-70.7 58 20.0 15.3-25.8 21 7.0 4.3-11.2 28 8.1 5.3-12.2
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 176 113 60.3 51.2-68.8 34 22.1 15.2-31.0 18 10.0 6.0-16.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 97 79 80.4 69.4-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** 17 20.3 12.4-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 251 152 54.9 47.4-62.2 47 21.4 15.7-28.5 24 11.6 7.4-17.8 28 12.0 7.9-17.9
HOUSING
Own 335 187 54.3 47.9-60.5 76 24.9 19.7-31.0 37 10.9 7.6-15.6 35 9.9 6.7-14.3
Rent 253 215 85.3 79.8-89.5 23 8.8 5.6-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 144 61.2 53.0-68.8 43 24.6 17.8-32.9 *** *** *** 22 9.5 5.8-15.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 145 71.8 63.8-78.7 35 18.4 12.9-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 238 170 69.3 62.1-75.7 28 13.4 9.0-19.6 18 7.4 4.5-12.1 22 9.8 6.3-15.1

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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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