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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,320 668 49.7 46.5-52.8 310 25.2 22.4-28.1 145 11.3 9.5-13.5 197 13.9 11.9-16.1
Female 1,650 1,069 63.7 60.9-66.5 347 22.1 19.8-24.7 108 7.0 5.6- 8.7 126 7.1 5.8- 8.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,813 913 48.8 46.1-51.5 489 28.4 25.9-30.9 183 10.7 9.1-12.5 228 12.2 10.6-14.0
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.8 10.8-27.8
Non-Hispanic Other 100 *** *** *** 18 17.3 10.3-27.5 12 12.2 6.5-21.9 13 9.5 5.2-16.7
Hispanic 288 248 88.6 84.0-92.0 19 6.2 3.7-10.1 *** *** *** 14 3.3 1.7- 6.2
AGE
18-34 541 350 62.8 58.0-67.3 94 18.8 15.2-23.0 45 9.1 6.6-12.3 52 9.4 7.0-12.4
35-44 417 263 60.0 54.5-65.3 76 21.4 17.0-26.5 39 9.4 6.7-13.0 39 9.2 6.6-12.6
45-54 503 289 56.3 51.3-61.2 113 24.8 20.6-29.6 41 7.4 5.3-10.2 60 11.5 8.7-15.0
55-64 581 332 51.6 46.9-56.4 133 26.7 22.5-31.4 48 10.5 7.7-14.3 68 11.1 8.6-14.3
65-74 518 279 50.6 45.4-55.8 142 30.1 25.3-35.5 40 8.1 5.7-11.3 57 11.2 8.3-14.8
75+ 380 207 58.2 51.8-64.3 91 21.7 17.1-27.1 40 10.7 7.3-15.3 42 9.4 6.6-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 315 238 69.2 62.4-75.3 53 21.7 16.3-28.2 13 5.4 2.9- 9.8 11 3.7 1.8- 7.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 703 412 55.8 51.4-60.1 147 23.3 19.7-27.3 58 9.6 7.2-12.6 86 11.3 9.0-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 899 498 54.7 50.9-58.5 204 24.1 21.0-27.6 85 9.4 7.4-11.7 112 11.8 9.6-14.3
College Graduate 1,050 588 55.0 51.6-58.4 252 24.0 21.2-26.9 96 10.0 8.0-12.4 114 11.0 9.0-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,019 632 61.1 57.3-64.7 199 22.0 18.9-25.4 78 8.5 6.6-10.8 110 8.5 6.9-10.4
No 1,930 1,094 55.4 52.8-58.0 451 24.1 21.9-26.5 175 9.4 7.9-11.0 210 11.1 9.6-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 145 38.9 33.1-44.9 104 28.6 23.2-34.8 57 17.7 13.3-23.2 66 14.8 11.4-19.1
Non-Veteran 2,597 1,591 59.5 57.3-61.7 553 22.9 21.0-24.9 196 7.9 6.8- 9.2 257 9.7 8.4-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,548 884 54.6 51.7-57.4 347 24.0 21.6-26.7 131 9.3 7.7-11.2 186 12.1 10.4-14.1
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 834 451 54.7 50.5-58.8 206 24.6 21.2-28.4 82 9.9 7.7-12.6 95 10.8 8.5-13.5
Unable to Work 292 199 64.9 58.1-71.2 44 19.0 13.9-25.5 18 7.0 4.1-11.6 31 9.1 6.2-13.1
Other not in Labor Force 178 123 67.5 59.0-75.0 35 21.9 15.6-29.8 13 8.3 4.4-15.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 176 79.8 72.6-85.5 21 10.0 6.0-16.4 11 6.2 3.2-11.8 12 3.9 2.1- 7.3
$15,000- 24,999 407 294 70.0 64.3-75.1 67 19.0 14.8-24.1 21 6.0 3.6- 9.8 25 5.0 3.1- 7.9
$25,000- 34,999 254 164 62.1 54.8-68.9 44 20.7 15.1-27.7 20 8.2 4.9-13.4 26 9.0 5.9-13.4
$35,000- 49,999 345 184 50.3 44.0-56.5 83 26.5 21.1-32.8 32 10.8 7.4-15.5 46 12.4 9.1-16.9
$50,000-74,999 344 160 45.9 39.7-52.3 93 28.4 23.1-34.4 44 13.9 9.9-19.3 47 11.7 8.5-15.9
$75,000+ 791 358 42.9 39.1-46.9 232 29.4 25.9-33.2 86 11.8 9.4-14.7 115 15.9 13.1-19.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 609 401 67.0 62.3-71.4 117 20.5 16.7-25.0 39 5.0 3.6- 7.1 52 7.4 5.4-10.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 294 227 74.1 67.5-79.8 37 16.3 11.4-22.6 18 6.1 3.7-10.1 12 3.5 1.7- 6.8
101% to 150% 317 216 66.8 60.3-72.7 63 21.2 16.4-27.0 21 7.5 4.5-12.4 17 4.5 2.6- 7.7
151% to 200% 235 143 56.9 49.1-64.3 50 27.3 20.5-35.5 16 7.1 4.2-11.7 26 8.7 5.7-13.2
More than 200% 1,417 673 45.0 42.1-48.1 378 27.3 24.7-30.1 156 12.4 10.4-14.7 210 15.3 13.2-17.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 609 401 67.0 62.3-71.4 117 20.5 16.7-25.0 39 5.0 3.6- 7.1 52 7.4 5.4-10.2
HOUSING
Own 1,936 953 48.9 46.3-51.6 537 28.6 26.2-31.1 203 10.9 9.4-12.7 243 11.6 10.1-13.2
Rent 815 631 77.1 73.5-80.3 81 10.7 8.4-13.6 37 4.2 2.9- 6.0 66 8.0 6.1-10.4
Other arrangement 207 143 68.6 60.8-75.5 39 18.9 13.4-26.0 12 6.4 3.5-11.3 13 6.1 3.1-11.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 941 633 66.5 62.9-69.9 167 18.6 15.9-21.7 70 6.9 5.2- 9.0 71 7.9 6.2-10.1
Regional City or Suburban County 791 442 56.1 51.9-60.1 185 22.6 19.4-26.2 73 10.8 8.4-13.8 91 10.5 8.4-13.1
Rural 1,238 662 50.1 46.8-53.5 305 28.3 25.2-31.6 110 9.5 7.8-11.7 161 12.0 10.1-14.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 737 393 50.5 46.2-54.8 170 27.2 23.3-31.5 71 10.4 8.0-13.3 103 11.9 9.5-14.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,018 591 57.0 53.3-60.6 232 23.1 20.0-26.4 98 10.3 8.3-12.9 97 9.6 7.7-11.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,215 753 60.6 57.3-63.7 255 22.2 19.6-25.1 84 7.2 5.7- 9.1 123 10.0 8.3-12.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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