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%)
TOTAL 576 323 53.2 48.4-58.0 253 46.8 42.0-51.6
GENDER
Male 342 197 55.1 48.9-61.1 145 44.9 38.9-51.1
Female 234 126 50.4 42.8-58.0 108 49.6 42.0-57.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 536 302 53.3 48.3-58.3 234 46.7 41.7-51.7
No 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 128 74 57.0 46.9-66.5 54 43.0 33.5-53.1
Overweight 228 124 52.8 45.1-60.3 104 47.2 39.7-54.9
Obese 188 109 52.8 44.4-61.0 79 47.2 39.0-55.6
Current Smoker
Yes 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 474 264 53.9 48.6-59.0 210 46.1 41.0-51.4
History of CVD**
Yes 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 483 268 53.5 48.3-58.6 215 46.5 41.4-51.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 464 256 51.2 45.9-56.5 208 48.8 43.5-54.1
COPD
Yes 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 516 289 53.5 48.4-58.5 227 46.5 41.5-51.6
Current Asthma
Yes 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 532 300 53.6 48.6-58.6 232 46.4 41.4-51.4
Functional Disability
Yes 188 110 50.0 41.6-58.4 78 50.0 41.6-58.4
No 385 210 54.3 48.5-60.0 175 45.7 40.0-51.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 199 107 48.8 40.6-57.1 92 51.2 42.9-59.4
No 377 216 55.1 49.3-60.8 161 44.9 39.2-50.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded 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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