2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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%)
North Carolina 1,240 583 45.4 42.2-48.7 657 54.6 51.3-57.8
-Piedmont NC 578 275 46.9 42.2-51.6 303 53.1 48.4-57.8
GENDER
Male 313 169 53.2 46.7-59.5 144 46.8 40.5-53.3
Female 265 106 39.2 32.8-46.1 159 60.8 53.9-67.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 427 190 44.4 39.1-49.9 237 55.6 50.1-60.9
Non-Hispanic Black 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 126 53 45.0 35.4-55.0 73 55.0 45.0-64.6
65-74 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 59 46.6 37.1-56.5 65 53.4 43.5-62.9
Some Post-H.S. 183 98 50.7 42.7-58.8 85 49.3 41.2-57.3
College Graduate 244 110 46.2 39.4-53.2 134 53.8 46.8-60.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 146 72 46.3 37.3-55.5 74 53.7 44.5-62.7
No 427 201 47.4 42.0-52.9 226 52.6 47.1-58.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 489 223 45.4 40.4-50.5 266 54.6 49.5-59.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 337 165 49.6 43.7-55.6 172 50.4 44.4-56.3
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 78 46.9 38.4-55.7 87 53.1 44.3-61.6
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 232 110 49.3 42.0-56.6 122 50.7 43.4-58.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 377 193 53.0 47.1-58.7 184 47.0 41.3-52.9
HOUSING
Own 460 206 45.3 40.1-50.5 254 54.7 49.5-59.9
Rent 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 285 130 44.2 37.7-50.9 155 55.8 49.1-62.3
Regional City or Suburban County 149 73 51.4 42.2-60.4 76 48.6 39.6-57.8
Rural 144 72 46.9 37.8-56.2 72 53.1 43.8-62.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 220 113 53.5 45.9-61.0 107 46.5 39.0-54.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 313 140 43.7 37.6-50.0 173 56.3 50.0-62.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having 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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