2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Are any of these firearms now loaded?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,240 583 45.4 42.2-48.7 657 54.6 51.3-57.8
GENDER
Male 658 348 50.7 46.2-55.2 310 49.3 44.8-53.8
Female 582 235 39.0 34.4-43.8 347 61.0 56.2-65.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,143 542 46.2 42.8-49.6 601 53.8 50.4-57.2
No 94 40 36.8 27.0-47.8 *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 289 129 43.9 37.2-50.7 160 56.1 49.3-62.8
Overweight 464 231 49.2 43.9-54.6 233 50.8 45.4-56.1
Obese 408 191 45.0 39.5-50.7 217 55.0 49.3-60.5
Current Smoker
Yes 193 100 48.0 39.9-56.3 93 52.0 43.7-60.1
No 1,039 480 44.9 41.3-48.4 559 55.1 51.6-58.7
History of CVD**
Yes 163 92 54.2 44.7-63.4 71 45.8 36.6-55.3
No 1,065 490 44.8 41.3-48.3 575 55.2 51.7-58.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 156 86 55.0 45.9-63.7 70 45.0 36.3-54.1
No 1,039 470 43.3 39.8-46.9 569 56.7 53.1-60.2
COPD
Yes 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,126 522 44.8 41.4-48.2 604 55.2 51.8-58.6
Current Asthma
Yes 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,137 539 46.0 42.6-49.5 598 54.0 50.5-57.4
Functional Disability
Yes 388 189 43.6 37.8-49.6 199 56.4 50.4-62.2
No 842 391 46.5 42.6-50.4 451 53.5 49.6-57.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 430 200 43.9 38.3-49.6 230 56.1 50.4-61.7
No 810 383 46.1 42.1-50.1 427 53.9 49.9-57.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having firearms in or around their home.

**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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