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%)
North Carolina 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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,813 913 48.8 46.1-51.5 489 28.4 25.9-30.9 183 10.7 9.1-12.5 228 12.2 10.6-14.0
GENDER
Male 836 352 40.8 37.0-44.8 231 29.2 25.6-33.1 108 13.3 10.8-16.2 145 16.7 14.1-19.7
Female 977 561 55.7 51.9-59.3 258 27.6 24.4-31.1 75 8.5 6.6-10.9 83 8.2 6.5-10.5
AGE
18-34 251 132 49.9 43.1-56.8 58 25.5 19.7-32.3 25 10.7 7.1-15.8 36 13.9 9.9-19.2
35-44 211 99 44.5 37.3-52.0 55 28.4 22.0-35.9 29 14.0 9.6-20.0 28 13.0 8.9-18.6
45-54 288 148 52.8 46.2-59.2 76 27.3 21.8-33.6 27 8.1 5.4-12.0 37 11.8 8.3-16.5
55-64 386 188 43.1 37.6-48.8 111 32.9 27.5-38.8 40 12.5 8.8-17.3 47 11.5 8.4-15.4
65-74 375 183 45.7 39.8-51.7 116 33.0 27.3-39.3 31 8.9 6.0-12.9 45 12.5 9.0-17.0
75+ 288 157 59.0 51.8-65.9 69 20.3 15.6-26.0 31 11.0 7.1-16.6 31 9.6 6.3-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 387 183 44.6 39.0-50.3 98 27.3 22.4-32.9 49 14.2 10.5-18.9 57 13.9 10.5-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 572 277 48.6 43.9-53.2 153 28.0 23.9-32.4 62 10.0 7.7-12.9 80 13.5 10.7-16.8
College Graduate 746 397 52.9 49.0-56.9 205 27.2 23.8-30.8 61 8.8 6.7-11.4 83 11.2 8.9-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 116 60.6 52.1-68.5 39 22.6 16.4-30.4 18 11.1 6.6-18.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 79 50.6 41.2-60.0 34 27.6 19.5-37.5 13 11.6 6.5-19.8 17 10.2 6.1-16.6
$35,000- 49,999 217 94 39.3 32.1-47.0 58 30.5 23.2-38.9 29 14.1 9.6-20.3 36 16.1 11.4-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 245 105 42.7 35.4-50.4 74 30.7 24.4-37.8 32 14.2 9.4-20.8 34 12.4 8.7-17.5
$75,000+ 589 250 40.4 36.1-44.9 192 32.0 27.8-36.4 61 11.1 8.5-14.4 86 16.4 13.2-20.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 621 339 53.7 48.9-58.5 142 26.1 21.9-30.7 63 10.5 8.0-13.8 77 9.7 7.5-12.3
No 1,179 567 46.1 42.9-49.4 343 29.5 26.5-32.6 120 10.9 9.0-13.2 149 13.5 11.4-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 92 35.9 29.2-43.2 73 28.5 22.0-36.1 45 20.6 14.9-27.8 48 15.0 11.0-20.0
Non-Veteran 1,554 820 50.5 47.6-53.4 416 28.3 25.7-31.1 138 9.3 7.8-11.2 180 11.8 10.1-13.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 483 281 56.7 51.5-61.8 120 26.8 22.4-31.8 39 7.3 5.0-10.5 43 9.2 6.7-12.4
Regional City or Suburban County 518 261 50.5 45.5-55.5 137 24.5 20.6-28.9 55 12.8 9.7-16.8 65 12.1 9.3-15.6
Rural 812 371 42.9 38.9-47.0 232 31.8 27.9-36.0 89 11.3 9.0-14.1 120 14.0 11.5-17.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 903 423 44.8 41.1-48.5 258 29.2 25.9-32.8 89 10.9 8.7-13.5 133 15.2 12.7-18.0
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 605 315 53.4 48.6-58.3 154 24.9 20.9-29.3 62 10.4 7.8-13.7 74 11.3 8.7-14.6
Unable to Work 151 90 55.1 45.8-64.0 30 25.7 18.0-35.2 14 9.5 5.2-16.7 17 9.7 5.9-15.7
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 80 61.7 51.0-71.4 23 24.8 16.3-35.9 12 10.2 5.6-17.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 89 56.0 46.7-64.8 39 25.0 18.1-33.3 17 13.6 7.9-22.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 74 48.1 38.3-58.0 *** *** *** 15 11.2 6.6-18.5 14 8.6 4.7-15.0
More than 200% 1,033 451 41.9 38.4-45.4 307 29.7 26.6-33.0 115 12.2 10.0-14.8 160 16.2 13.8-19.0
HOUSING
Own 1,376 633 45.2 42.1-48.3 416 31.0 28.2-34.0 149 11.5 9.6-13.7 178 12.3 10.5-14.4
Rent 323 211 62.9 56.4-69.0 47 16.7 12.1-22.6 23 6.7 4.2-10.5 42 13.7 9.9-18.7
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** 26 24.6 16.4-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 360 158 41.8 36.1-47.7 99 30.8 25.3-36.9 48 14.2 10.6-18.9 55 13.2 9.8-17.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 706 361 50.2 45.7-54.7 184 26.1 22.3-30.3 79 11.7 9.2-14.9 82 12.0 9.4-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 747 394 50.3 46.2-54.4 206 29.6 25.9-33.5 56 8.2 6.1-10.9 91 11.9 9.6-14.7

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

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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