2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By unlocked, we mean you do not need a key or
a combination or a hand/fingerprint to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 576 323 53.2 48.4-58.0 253 46.8 42.0-51.6
GENDER
Male 342 197 55.1 48.9-61.1 145 44.9 38.9-51.1
Female 234 126 50.4 42.8-58.0 108 49.6 42.0-57.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 411 228 53.2 47.6-58.7 183 46.8 41.3-52.4
Non-Hispanic Black 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 86 54.2 44.7-63.4 58 45.8 36.6-55.3
Some Post-H.S. 197 112 55.7 47.8-63.3 85 44.3 36.7-52.2
College Graduate 210 114 52.4 44.7-60.1 96 47.6 39.9-55.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 110 50.0 41.6-58.4 78 50.0 41.6-58.4
No 385 210 54.3 48.5-60.0 175 45.7 40.0-51.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 66 45.6 35.6-55.9 57 54.4 44.1-64.4
Non-Veteran 453 257 55.0 49.6-60.3 196 45.0 39.7-50.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 186 56.6 50.3-62.8 131 43.4 37.2-49.7
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 95 52.1 43.3-60.7 82 47.9 39.3-56.7
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 201 115 57.4 49.5-64.9 86 42.6 35.1-50.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 366 210 55.2 49.2-61.0 156 44.8 39.0-50.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 446 243 51.4 46.0-56.8 203 48.6 43.2-54.0
Rent 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 141 71 53.5 44.1-62.7 70 46.5 37.3-55.9
Regional City or Suburban County 164 91 49.4 40.6-58.2 73 50.6 41.8-59.4
Rural 271 161 55.7 48.6-62.6 110 44.3 37.4-51.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 103 53.4 44.6-62.0 71 46.6 38.0-55.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 195 97 48.1 40.0-56.3 98 51.9 43.7-60.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 123 58.2 50.3-65.6 84 41.8 34.4-49.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded 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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