2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting.
People also keep guns in the home for protection. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns, starter pistols,
or guns that cannot fire. Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.

Are any firearms kept in or around your home?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,008 1,271 43.6 41.5-45.7 1,737 56.4 54.3-58.5
GENDER
Male 1,334 666 51.0 47.8-54.1 668 49.0 45.9-52.2
Female 1,674 605 37.3 34.6-40.1 1,069 62.7 59.9-65.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,615 1,173 46.7 44.4-49.0 1,442 53.3 51.0-55.6
No 387 95 25.7 21.0-31.1 292 74.3 68.9-79.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 741 297 40.6 36.5-44.9 444 59.4 55.1-63.5
Overweight 1,009 477 48.4 44.7-52.1 532 51.6 47.9-55.3
Obese 995 417 43.9 40.3-47.6 578 56.1 52.4-59.7
Current Smoker
Yes 487 198 44.4 39.2-49.8 289 55.6 50.2-60.8
No 2,503 1,065 43.5 41.2-45.8 1,438 56.5 54.2-58.8
History of CVD**
Yes 382 165 44.3 38.2-50.4 217 55.7 49.6-61.8
No 2,595 1,094 43.5 41.3-45.8 1,501 56.5 54.2-58.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 344 158 47.2 41.1-53.3 186 52.8 46.7-58.9
No 2,543 1,066 43.1 40.8-45.4 1,477 56.9 54.6-59.2
COPD
Yes 269 114 44.8 37.6-52.2 155 55.2 47.8-62.4
No 2,731 1,154 43.5 41.3-45.7 1,577 56.5 54.3-58.7
Current Asthma
Yes 270 104 39.3 32.6-46.4 166 60.7 53.6-67.4
No 2,729 1,167 44.2 42.0-46.4 1,562 55.8 53.6-58.0
Functional Disability
Yes 1,031 399 39.5 35.9-43.2 632 60.5 56.8-64.1
No 1,956 862 45.5 43.0-48.1 1,094 54.5 51.9-57.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,003 444 45.1 41.3-48.9 559 54.9 51.1-58.7
No 2,005 827 43.0 40.5-45.6 1,178 57.0 54.4-59.5

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**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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