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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,579 1,442 54.2 51.9-56.5 601 24.8 22.8-26.9 234 9.8 8.5-11.3 302 11.2 9.9-12.6
No 385 292 74.5 69.1-79.3 54 16.2 12.2-21.2 18 4.2 2.5- 6.9 21 5.1 3.2- 7.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 732 444 60.0 55.7-64.2 160 22.6 19.1-26.6 54 7.5 5.5-10.0 74 9.9 7.7-12.7
Overweight 993 532 52.5 48.7-56.2 233 24.4 21.3-27.8 104 10.9 8.8-13.6 124 12.2 10.1-14.8
Obese 983 578 57.1 53.4-60.7 217 23.7 20.7-27.0 79 9.0 7.1-11.5 109 10.1 8.2-12.4
Current Smoker
Yes 481 289 56.4 51.0-61.6 93 22.8 18.5-27.7 42 10.4 7.4-14.5 57 10.5 7.8-13.9
No 2,471 1,438 57.4 55.0-59.7 559 23.7 21.7-25.8 210 8.7 7.5-10.1 264 10.2 8.9-11.6
History of CVD**
Yes 380 217 55.9 49.7-61.9 71 20.2 15.5-25.9 37 11.5 7.9-16.4 55 12.4 9.2-16.4
No 2,559 1,501 57.4 55.1-59.6 575 23.7 21.8-25.8 215 8.8 7.6-10.2 268 10.1 8.9-11.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 341 186 53.4 47.2-59.5 70 21.3 16.7-26.8 35 9.9 6.9-14.1 50 15.4 11.4-20.4
No 2,510 1,477 57.8 55.4-60.1 569 24.1 22.1-26.2 208 8.8 7.6-10.3 256 9.3 8.1-10.6
COPD
Yes 265 155 56.2 48.8-63.4 52 21.7 16.1-28.6 24 10.1 6.6-15.1 34 12.0 8.0-17.5
No 2,697 1,577 57.3 55.1-59.5 604 23.8 21.8-25.8 227 8.8 7.6-10.2 289 10.1 8.9-11.5
Current Asthma
Yes 269 166 61.0 53.9-67.7 59 24.1 18.2-31.2 21 7.8 5.0-12.0 23 7.1 4.5-10.9
No 2,692 1,562 56.7 54.5-58.9 598 23.6 21.7-25.6 232 9.2 7.9-10.6 300 10.6 9.3-12.0
Functional Disability
Yes 1,019 632 61.1 57.3-64.7 199 22.0 18.9-25.4 78 8.5 6.6-10.8 110 8.5 6.9-10.4
No 1,930 1,094 55.4 52.8-58.0 451 24.1 21.9-26.5 175 9.4 7.9-11.0 210 11.1 9.6-12.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 988 559 55.7 51.8-59.4 230 24.9 21.7-28.4 92 10.0 7.9-12.5 107 9.5 7.6-11.8
No 1,982 1,178 57.9 55.3-60.4 427 23.0 20.8-25.3 161 8.6 7.2-10.2 216 10.6 9.1-12.2

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Data in this table were derived from the Firearm Safety questions.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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