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%)
North Carolina 576 323 53.2 48.4-58.0 253 46.8 42.0-51.6
-MALES 342 197 55.1 48.9-61.1 145 44.9 38.9-51.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 253 145 55.7 48.7-62.6 108 44.3 37.4-51.3
Non-Hispanic Black 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 127 80 62.3 52.4-71.2 47 37.7 28.8-47.6
College Graduate 118 63 51.0 41.0-61.0 55 49.0 39.0-59.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 75 56.4 46.8-65.6 57 43.6 34.4-53.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 231 132 56.0 48.6-63.2 99 44.0 36.8-51.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 229 135 58.0 50.5-65.1 94 42.0 34.9-49.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 145 88 58.6 49.1-67.5 57 41.4 32.5-50.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 191 117 57.3 49.2-65.0 74 42.7 35.0-50.8
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 229 132 56.4 48.9-63.6 97 43.6 36.4-51.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 138 85 61.1 51.4-69.9 53 38.9 30.1-48.6

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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 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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