2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 399 202 47.4 41.5-53.3 106 29.8 24.2-36.1 40 10.9 7.7-15.1 51 11.9 8.9-15.9
GENDER
Male 205 97 44.1 36.3-52.2 54 29.6 22.1-38.3 24 11.9 7.8-17.7 30 14.5 9.8-20.8
Female 194 105 50.7 42.2-59.1 52 30.0 22.2-39.1 16 9.9 5.6-16.9 21 9.4 5.9-14.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 332 155 44.8 38.5-51.3 97 31.7 25.6-38.5 35 10.8 7.5-15.4 45 12.6 9.3-17.0
Non-Hispanic Black 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 124 *** *** *** 29 24.4 16.3-34.7 14 8.4 4.7-14.6 17 12.4 7.4-20.1
College Graduate 153 79 50.8 41.9-59.6 41 24.6 18.2-32.4 *** *** *** 22 16.1 10.3-24.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 146 78 49.2 39.0-59.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.1 6.0-16.5
No 252 123 46.0 38.8-53.4 69 29.2 22.6-36.9 27 11.6 7.9-16.8 33 13.1 9.1-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 346 186 49.9 43.5-56.3 86 28.1 22.4-34.7 29 9.9 6.6-14.6 45 12.0 8.7-16.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 207 103 45.5 37.7-53.5 56 31.1 23.6-39.8 19 9.6 6.0-14.9 29 13.8 9.5-19.7
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 132 *** *** *** 40 29.4 20.4-40.3 16 14.2 7.7-24.7 17 12.1 6.8-20.6
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.3 6.7-21.4 18 21.2 13.2-32.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 178 74 40.3 32.1-49.0 51 28.1 20.9-36.6 21 12.7 8.2-19.1 32 19.0 13.3-26.4
HOUSING
Own 294 126 41.7 35.0-48.6 91 33.7 27.0-41.0 33 11.1 7.6-16.1 44 13.5 9.8-18.3
Rent 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 102 *** *** *** 24 22.3 14.7-32.4 *** *** *** 20 19.7 12.6-29.4
Rural 297 147 45.3 38.4-52.3 82 32.0 25.3-39.6 37 13.1 9.1-18.4 31 9.6 6.5-14.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 83 42.3 33.7-51.4 52 34.0 25.2-44.1 21 12.5 7.7-19.7 22 11.2 6.9-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 145 83 58.3 49.1-67.0 35 23.5 16.6-32.0 *** *** *** 21 14.2 9.2-21.4

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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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