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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 977 561 55.7 51.9-59.3 258 27.6 24.4-31.1 75 8.5 6.6-10.9 83 8.2 6.5-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 254 189 78.9 72.5-84.2 31 10.7 7.0-16.0 16 6.2 3.4-11.2 18 4.1 2.4- 6.9
AGE
18-34 267 193 71.3 64.7-77.1 46 17.7 13.0-23.6 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7 12 5.3 2.8- 9.7
35-44 249 168 65.7 58.6-72.1 48 22.7 17.0-29.5 21 7.4 4.7-11.5 12 4.2 2.3- 7.7
45-54 265 159 58.4 51.4-64.9 52 22.1 16.8-28.6 23 8.2 5.2-12.7 31 11.3 7.6-16.5
55-64 342 213 56.6 50.0-62.9 75 26.3 20.7-32.8 21 8.8 5.3-14.3 33 8.3 5.6-12.0
65-74 294 180 59.4 52.5-66.0 73 25.9 20.1-32.7 13 5.1 2.8- 9.3 28 9.6 6.2-14.5
75+ 214 141 67.4 59.1-74.7 49 19.4 14.1-26.1 14 7.9 4.0-14.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 126 74.3 64.5-82.1 24 18.2 11.7-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 234 59.9 53.8-65.8 72 21.7 17.0-27.3 23 8.1 5.1-12.5 39 10.3 7.3-14.4
Some Post-H.S. 511 330 64.7 59.7-69.4 111 23.0 18.9-27.6 38 7.2 5.1-10.1 32 5.1 3.5- 7.4
College Graduate 610 378 60.8 56.3-65.1 140 23.5 19.9-27.6 41 7.2 5.1-10.1 51 8.5 6.2-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 116 85.6 78.2-90.7 13 6.8 3.7-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 231 170 68.8 60.9-75.7 37 19.1 13.6-26.2 12 7.0 3.6-13.3 12 5.1 2.6- 9.8
$25,000- 34,999 137 96 67.3 57.2-76.1 20 18.5 11.4-28.5 11 8.3 4.3-15.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 184 120 59.9 50.8-68.4 41 27.4 19.7-36.8 13 8.9 4.9-15.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 192 99 52.1 43.5-60.5 50 26.6 19.9-34.6 19 10.9 6.2-18.6 24 10.4 6.6-16.0
$75,000+ 378 200 51.4 45.7-57.1 109 28.8 23.9-34.2 29 8.0 5.4-11.8 40 11.8 8.4-16.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 594 401 66.9 62.2-71.4 115 20.3 16.6-24.6 32 6.8 4.6- 9.9 46 6.0 4.3- 8.3
No 1,047 662 62.0 58.5-65.5 231 23.1 20.2-26.4 76 7.2 5.5- 9.3 78 7.6 5.9- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,609 1,050 64.1 61.3-66.9 335 22.1 19.7-24.7 102 6.7 5.4- 8.3 122 7.1 5.8- 8.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 510 387 75.2 70.6-79.2 81 16.8 13.4-20.8 22 4.1 2.4- 6.9 20 3.9 2.4- 6.2
Regional City or Suburban County 434 271 62.3 56.7-67.6 97 21.9 17.6-26.8 33 8.1 5.5-11.8 33 7.7 5.2-11.2
Rural 706 411 54.9 50.4-59.4 169 26.9 22.9-31.3 53 8.7 6.4-11.6 73 9.5 7.2-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 777 492 60.8 56.6-64.8 159 22.9 19.4-26.7 57 7.3 5.5- 9.7 69 9.1 6.9-11.8
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 473 301 64.6 59.2-69.6 114 22.6 18.5-27.3 27 6.4 4.0-10.1 31 6.4 4.3- 9.5
Unable to Work 187 128 66.7 58.2-74.2 30 18.7 12.6-26.9 *** *** *** 21 9.3 5.8-14.7
Other not in Labor Force 143 99 67.8 58.1-76.2 31 23.5 16.3-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 185 147 74.3 65.5-81.5 22 16.2 10.2-24.7 12 6.8 3.6-12.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 170 117 66.4 57.4-74.2 32 19.9 14.0-27.5 11 8.1 3.9-16.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 735 414 54.8 50.5-58.9 184 25.2 21.7-28.9 59 9.4 7.1-12.5 78 10.7 8.3-13.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 435 261 57.3 51.7-62.8 96 25.1 20.3-30.6 36 8.5 6.0-12.1 42 9.1 6.3-12.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 557 348 61.4 56.3-66.2 122 21.8 17.8-26.4 41 8.7 6.1-12.2 46 8.2 5.8-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 658 460 68.7 64.5-72.6 129 21.1 17.7-24.9 31 4.9 3.3- 7.2 38 5.3 3.8- 7.5

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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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