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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 836 352 40.8 37.0-44.8 231 29.2 25.6-33.1 108 13.3 10.8-16.2 145 16.7 14.1-19.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 218 157 74.5 67.1-80.7 24 11.7 7.4-18.1 11 5.0 2.5- 9.9 26 8.8 5.6-13.6
AGE
18-34 274 157 54.6 47.8-61.2 48 19.8 14.8-26.1 29 12.3 8.3-17.7 40 13.3 9.6-18.1
35-44 168 95 52.9 44.5-61.3 28 19.7 13.5-27.9 18 11.8 7.3-18.7 27 15.5 10.5-22.1
45-54 238 130 54.3 46.8-61.6 61 27.5 21.3-34.7 18 6.5 4.0-10.6 29 11.7 7.9-16.9
55-64 239 119 45.4 38.5-52.6 58 27.2 21.2-34.1 27 12.7 8.5-18.5 35 14.7 10.3-20.5
65-74 224 99 39.6 32.4-47.3 69 35.5 27.8-44.0 27 11.8 7.8-17.4 29 13.2 8.7-19.4
75+ 166 66 44.1 34.9-53.7 42 25.2 17.8-34.5 26 14.9 9.8-22.2 32 15.7 10.6-22.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 112 64.7 54.9-73.4 29 24.8 17.0-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 178 51.4 45.2-57.6 75 24.9 19.8-30.9 35 11.2 7.8-15.8 47 12.5 9.1-16.9
Some Post-H.S. 388 168 42.8 37.3-48.4 93 25.5 20.9-30.7 47 12.0 8.8-16.1 80 19.8 15.8-24.5
College Graduate 440 210 46.9 41.8-52.0 112 24.6 20.5-29.1 55 14.0 10.6-18.3 63 14.6 11.3-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 124 71.4 62.9-78.6 30 19.0 12.9-26.9 *** *** *** 13 4.9 2.6- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999 117 68 56.9 46.3-66.9 24 22.9 15.0-33.4 *** *** *** 16 12.0 7.1-19.7
$35,000- 49,999 161 64 40.6 32.1-49.6 42 25.6 18.4-34.5 19 12.6 7.7-20.2 36 21.1 15.0-28.9
$50,000- 74,999 152 61 38.9 30.1-48.5 43 30.5 22.7-39.7 25 17.4 11.3-25.8 23 13.2 8.4-20.0
$75,000+ 413 158 36.0 30.9-41.3 123 30.0 25.0-35.4 57 14.9 11.3-19.3 75 19.2 15.2-24.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 231 53.5 47.7-59.2 84 24.1 19.1-29.9 46 10.7 7.7-14.7 64 11.7 8.9-15.3
No 883 432 48.1 44.3-51.9 220 25.2 22.0-28.7 99 11.7 9.5-14.5 132 15.0 12.5-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 126 38.0 32.0-44.3 92 29.2 23.4-35.8 51 17.2 12.8-22.7 62 15.6 11.9-20.2
Non-Veteran 988 541 52.9 49.2-56.5 218 24.0 21.0-27.4 94 9.7 7.7-12.1 135 13.4 11.2-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 431 246 56.3 50.8-61.7 86 20.8 16.6-25.8 48 10.1 7.4-13.8 51 12.7 9.6-16.7
Regional City or Suburban County 357 171 49.0 43.0-55.1 88 23.5 18.8-29.0 40 13.7 9.8-18.9 58 13.7 10.3-17.9
Rural 532 251 44.5 39.6-49.5 136 30.0 25.3-35.1 57 10.6 7.9-13.9 88 15.0 11.9-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 771 392 48.9 44.9-52.9 188 25.1 21.7-28.8 74 11.1 8.7-14.1 117 14.9 12.3-17.9
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 361 150 42.1 36.0-48.4 92 27.2 21.7-33.5 55 14.4 10.8-18.9 64 16.3 12.3-21.3
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** 14 19.5 11.4-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 80 73.8 63.0-82.2 15 16.4 9.5-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 99 67.2 57.5-75.6 31 22.3 15.3-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** 26 24.5 16.2-35.3 *** *** *** 19 13.5 8.2-21.3
More than 200% 682 259 35.7 31.7-39.9 194 29.4 25.5-33.5 97 15.2 12.3-18.7 132 19.7 16.5-23.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 302 132 42.8 36.5-49.4 74 29.6 23.5-36.4 35 12.5 8.7-17.6 61 15.1 11.4-19.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 461 243 52.0 46.7-57.4 110 24.5 20.0-29.6 57 12.3 9.2-16.2 51 11.2 8.3-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 557 293 51.0 46.1-55.8 126 23.5 19.6-28.0 53 9.9 7.3-13.3 85 15.6 12.5-19.2

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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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