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%)
North Carolina 576 323 53.2 48.4-58.0 253 46.8 42.0-51.6
-Non-Hispanic White 411 228 53.2 47.6-58.7 183 46.8 41.3-52.4
GENDER
Male 253 145 55.7 48.7-62.6 108 44.3 37.4-51.3
Female 158 83 49.3 40.3-58.4 75 50.7 41.6-59.7
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 142 80 57.4 48.4-65.9 62 42.6 34.1-51.6
College Graduate 144 83 56.0 46.7-64.9 61 44.0 35.1-53.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 86 59.6 50.5-68.0 61 40.4 32.0-49.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 140 77 47.8 38.4-57.4 63 52.2 42.6-61.6
No 269 149 55.3 48.5-61.9 120 44.7 38.1-51.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 318 180 55.8 49.6-61.9 138 44.2 38.1-50.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 120 65 48.6 38.8-58.6 55 51.4 41.4-61.2
Rural 209 120 55.3 47.4-63.0 89 44.7 37.0-52.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 222 133 58.2 50.9-65.3 89 41.8 34.7-49.1
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 136 74 52.2 42.2-62.0 62 47.8 38.0-57.8
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 275 160 57.1 50.3-63.6 115 42.9 36.4-49.7
HOUSING
Own 327 178 51.7 45.5-57.9 149 48.3 42.1-54.5
Rent 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 82 50.5 41.6-59.4 79 49.5 40.6-58.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 91 59.4 50.0-68.2 56 40.6 31.8-50.0

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

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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