2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,577 1,002 61.3 58.5-64.1 303 20.8 18.5-23.2 124 8.6 7.0-10.4 148 9.3 7.8-11.1
GENDER
Male 699 389 53.9 49.5-58.2 144 22.0 18.5-25.9 76 11.5 9.0-14.7 90 12.5 10.1-15.6
Female 878 613 67.5 63.8-71.1 159 19.7 16.8-23.0 48 6.1 4.4- 8.3 58 6.7 5.0- 8.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 947 523 53.0 49.2-56.7 237 26.5 23.3-29.9 80 9.4 7.4-11.9 107 11.2 9.1-13.6
Non-Hispanic Black 365 265 71.0 65.3-76.1 46 13.6 10.0-18.2 30 8.3 5.5-12.4 24 7.1 4.6-10.8
Other 265 214 80.4 74.0-85.5 20 8.7 5.2-14.1 *** *** *** 17 5.5 3.2- 9.3
AGE
18-34 296 200 64.3 57.8-70.4 43 17.2 12.6-23.1 28 10.3 6.8-15.2 25 8.2 5.4-12.2
35-44 234 161 64.8 57.4-71.5 33 18.1 12.8-25.0 19 8.1 5.0-13.0 21 9.0 5.7-13.9
45-54 278 180 62.7 56.0-69.0 52 21.4 16.3-27.5 21 6.5 4.1-10.0 25 9.4 6.1-14.2
55-64 316 191 54.1 47.8-60.3 73 25.5 20.4-31.4 20 9.4 5.7-15.0 32 11.0 7.6-15.7
65-74 240 144 56.5 49.2-63.6 53 24.7 18.8-31.7 20 9.1 5.6-14.4 23 9.7 6.1-15.0
75+ 195 115 63.1 54.6-70.9 45 19.4 14.0-26.3 16 7.7 4.4-13.1 19 9.8 5.8-15.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 146 79.4 70.5-86.2 19 13.9 8.3-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 332 210 60.2 54.0-66.1 65 22.0 17.3-27.5 22 7.5 4.6-12.0 35 10.3 7.3-14.5
Some Post-H.S. 446 263 56.8 51.5-62.0 85 21.3 17.2-26.1 43 10.1 7.3-13.8 55 11.8 8.9-15.5
College Graduate 626 383 58.2 53.8-62.5 134 22.6 19.2-26.5 53 9.7 7.2-12.9 56 9.5 7.2-12.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 483 337 68.2 63.1-73.0 74 17.1 13.4-21.5 34 8.2 5.7-11.7 38 6.5 4.6- 9.2
No 1,083 659 58.6 55.2-62.0 226 22.1 19.3-25.1 90 8.8 7.0-11.1 108 10.5 8.6-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 178 89 50.4 41.8-58.9 37 21.2 15.1-29.0 23 14.6 9.1-22.4 29 13.8 9.2-20.2
Non-Veteran 1,398 912 62.5 59.5-65.5 266 20.7 18.3-23.4 101 7.9 6.4- 9.8 119 8.9 7.3-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 541 58.6 54.7-62.3 172 21.2 18.3-24.5 70 9.1 7.0-11.6 92 11.2 9.0-13.8
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 411 246 60.1 54.4-65.6 87 21.2 16.9-26.2 33 8.1 5.5-11.8 45 10.6 7.7-14.4
Unable to Work 126 97 73.7 64.0-81.6 12 11.8 6.6-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 99 *** *** *** 19 24.2 15.5-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 89 87.3 77.9-93.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 155 77.2 69.3-83.5 22 14.2 9.2-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 95 63.2 53.5-72.0 24 19.9 13.0-29.2 *** *** *** 13 8.7 4.9-15.2
$35,000- 49,999 170 100 56.6 47.7-65.1 35 22.0 15.4-30.4 *** *** *** 22 12.2 7.7-18.7
$50,000- 74,999 172 92 51.9 42.9-60.7 40 24.0 17.4-32.1 19 14.3 8.6-22.9 21 9.8 6.1-15.5
$75,000+ 482 251 48.2 43.2-53.3 122 26.5 22.1-31.4 48 10.6 7.9-14.1 61 14.7 11.3-18.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 127 84.8 77.0-90.3 13 11.0 6.3-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 121 70.1 60.9-78.0 25 19.2 12.8-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 804 429 49.8 45.8-53.8 184 23.9 20.6-27.6 80 11.6 9.1-14.6 111 14.7 12.1-17.8
HOUSING
Own 1,000 543 52.6 49.0-56.2 254 26.3 23.2-29.6 93 10.2 8.1-12.7 110 10.9 8.9-13.3
Rent 462 372 79.7 75.1-83.6 35 8.4 5.9-11.9 22 4.6 2.9- 7.3 33 7.3 5.0-10.5
Other arrangement 108 82 76.7 67.0-84.3 14 13.9 8.1-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 862 579 66.4 62.7-70.0 155 19.0 16.1-22.3 64 7.0 5.3- 9.3 64 7.5 5.8- 9.7
Regional City or Suburban County 386 238 58.7 52.8-64.3 76 20.4 16.1-25.4 30 10.9 7.4-15.6 42 10.1 7.2-14.0
Rural 329 185 50.9 44.7-57.0 72 26.1 20.7-32.3 30 9.7 6.6-14.1 42 13.3 9.6-18.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.2 6.7-21.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 608 389 63.5 58.8-67.9 107 17.1 13.9-20.8 54 10.1 7.5-13.6 58 9.3 7.0-12.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 871 560 61.7 57.8-65.4 173 21.9 18.8-25.4 61 7.4 5.6- 9.7 77 9.0 7.1-11.4

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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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