2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,240 583 45.4 42.2-48.7 657 54.6 51.3-57.8
GENDER
Male 658 348 50.7 46.2-55.2 310 49.3 44.8-53.8
Female 582 235 39.0 34.4-43.8 347 61.0 56.2-65.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 907 418 45.2 41.5-49.0 489 54.8 51.0-58.5
Non-Hispanic Black 197 91 43.8 35.9-52.0 106 56.2 48.0-64.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 192 98 50.0 42.1-57.9 94 50.0 42.1-57.9
35-44 155 79 47.3 38.7-56.0 76 52.7 44.0-61.3
45-54 215 102 43.4 36.1-50.9 113 56.6 49.1-63.9
55-64 251 118 45.4 38.3-52.6 133 54.6 47.4-61.7
65-74 240 98 39.1 31.9-46.8 142 60.9 53.2-68.1
75+ 174 83 48.3 39.3-57.4 91 51.7 42.6-60.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 294 147 48.3 41.7-54.9 147 51.7 45.1-58.3
Some Post-H.S. 403 199 46.9 41.5-52.4 204 53.1 47.6-58.5
College Graduate 464 212 47.0 41.9-52.2 252 53.0 47.8-58.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 388 189 43.6 37.8-49.6 199 56.4 50.4-62.2
No 842 391 46.5 42.6-50.4 451 53.5 49.6-57.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 124 53.3 45.2-61.2 104 46.7 38.8-54.8
Non-Veteran 1,012 459 43.9 40.4-47.5 553 56.1 52.5-59.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 669 322 47.7 43.4-52.1 347 52.3 47.9-56.6
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 385 179 45.8 39.9-51.9 206 54.2 48.1-60.1
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 161 78 46.7 37.7-55.9 83 53.3 44.1-62.3
$50,000-74,999 185 92 48.2 39.9-56.7 93 51.8 43.3-60.1
$75,000+ 434 202 48.7 43.3-54.1 232 51.3 45.9-56.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 213 96 39.1 31.6-47.2 117 60.9 52.8-68.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 746 368 50.7 46.5-54.8 378 49.3 45.2-53.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 213 96 39.1 31.6-47.2 117 60.9 52.8-68.4
HOUSING
Own 989 452 44.5 40.9-48.2 537 55.5 51.8-59.1
Rent 185 104 53.4 44.9-61.7 81 46.6 38.3-55.1
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 310 143 45.1 38.8-51.4 167 54.9 48.6-61.2
Regional City or Suburban County 351 166 48.9 42.8-55.0 185 51.1 45.0-57.2
Rural 579 274 43.5 38.7-48.4 305 56.5 51.6-61.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 345 175 45.2 39.0-51.5 170 54.8 48.5-61.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 430 198 46.7 41.1-52.5 232 53.3 47.5-58.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 465 210 44.3 39.3-49.5 255 55.7 50.5-60.7

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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 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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