2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,697 2,224 58.8 56.8-60.8 812 22.6 21.0-24.3 294 8.8 7.7-10.0 367 9.9 8.7-11.2
-Eastern NC 1,409 814 55.3 51.9-58.7 316 24.2 21.4-27.3 116 8.9 7.2-11.1 163 11.5 9.5-14.0
GENDER
Male 581 299 48.8 43.5-54.1 142 26.9 22.4-31.9 51 9.7 7.0-13.1 89 14.7 11.5-18.6
Female 828 515 60.9 56.5-65.1 174 21.9 18.5-25.7 65 8.3 6.1-11.2 74 8.9 6.4-12.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 758 378 45.3 40.9-49.7 198 28.7 24.7-32.9 75 12.1 9.4-15.5 107 14.0 11.0-17.6
Non-Hispanic Black 373 250 65.8 59.2-71.8 72 19.5 14.7-25.3 19 3.9 2.3- 6.7 32 10.8 7.2-15.9
Other 265 180 74.6 66.9-81.1 42 15.6 10.4-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 239 139 54.5 46.7-62.1 59 26.4 20.1-33.9 24 9.7 6.4-14.5 17 9.4 5.2-16.2
35-44 189 115 59.0 50.6-66.9 46 27.0 20.3-34.9 18 9.4 5.5-15.5 *** *** ***
45-54 224 130 57.6 49.8-65.2 46 22.5 16.6-29.9 *** *** *** 32 13.6 9.4-19.4
55-64 265 154 52.2 44.5-59.8 51 20.9 15.4-27.7 20 10.2 5.7-17.6 40 16.7 11.6-23.4
65-74 302 167 55.6 48.5-62.4 80 26.2 20.4-32.9 22 8.2 5.1-12.8 33 10.1 6.7-15.0
75+ 168 94 52.0 42.0-61.9 31 19.3 12.3-29.0 16 10.2 5.6-17.8 27 18.5 11.6-28.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 104 69.1 58.0-78.4 23 14.7 8.6-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 227 54.1 47.4-60.5 88 29.1 23.2-35.8 24 6.5 4.1-10.4 37 10.3 6.6-15.9
Some Post-H.S. 393 215 53.7 47.5-59.7 85 22.7 18.2-28.0 37 9.9 7.0-13.8 56 13.7 10.0-18.4
College Graduate 490 264 52.4 47.0-57.8 119 24.7 20.4-29.6 46 9.7 6.8-13.7 61 13.1 9.7-17.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 305 55.6 50.0-61.2 108 22.9 18.4-28.2 46 9.4 6.5-13.3 61 12.0 8.8-16.3
No 880 505 55.4 51.0-59.6 205 24.7 21.2-28.6 68 8.5 6.4-11.2 102 11.4 8.8-14.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 202 79 37.1 29.5-45.5 60 29.4 22.6-37.3 21 13.4 8.6-20.4 42 20.1 14.3-27.4
Non-Veteran 1,207 735 58.5 54.8-62.1 256 23.3 20.3-26.6 95 8.2 6.4-10.4 121 10.1 7.9-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 697 387 53.0 48.3-57.5 165 26.6 22.6-31.0 63 9.4 7.1-12.4 82 11.0 8.6-14.1
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 422 235 54.2 48.0-60.3 102 24.5 19.5-30.3 29 8.1 4.8-13.1 56 13.2 9.5-18.1
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** 24 18.2 11.2-28.0 15 14.9 8.4-24.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 *** *** *** 24 16.7 9.7-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 108 63.9 53.7-73.0 29 19.8 12.7-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 156 78 48.4 39.0-57.9 43 28.4 20.7-37.6 *** *** *** 22 14.0 8.4-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 173 85 43.6 34.6-53.2 54 35.5 26.5-45.7 18 11.2 6.2-19.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 364 154 40.3 34.4-46.5 107 30.8 25.4-36.7 41 12.7 9.0-17.6 62 16.2 12.2-21.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 310 215 68.6 61.5-74.9 48 16.2 11.5-22.4 21 7.9 4.5-13.5 26 7.3 4.5-11.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** 23 14.5 8.2-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** 32 28.1 19.4-38.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 678 317 44.1 39.6-48.8 190 29.5 25.5-33.9 68 11.8 9.0-15.3 103 14.6 11.6-18.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 310 215 68.6 61.5-74.9 48 16.2 11.5-22.4 21 7.9 4.5-13.5 26 7.3 4.5-11.6
HOUSING
Own 949 466 47.2 43.2-51.3 253 28.0 24.5-31.8 90 10.1 7.9-12.9 140 14.6 11.8-18.0
Rent 348 273 77.6 71.4-82.7 40 12.4 8.6-17.6 17 5.0 2.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 82 68.7 57.9-77.8 17 14.5 8.7-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 375 223 58.4 52.2-64.5 82 22.1 17.5-27.5 30 8.8 5.8-13.1 40 10.7 7.4-15.1
Rural 920 509 52.4 48.1-56.7 217 26.2 22.6-30.3 78 8.7 6.6-11.4 116 12.6 9.8-16.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 737 408 53.9 49.0-58.8 176 25.6 21.6-30.1 62 8.4 6.0-11.6 91 12.1 9.0-16.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 542 334 58.2 53.0-63.3 107 22.0 17.8-26.8 45 9.3 6.7-12.6 56 10.6 7.9-14.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 130 72 50.8 40.6-60.9 33 26.4 18.4-36.4 *** *** *** 16 12.6 7.0-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 262 186 65.6 57.9-72.6 45 20.4 14.4-28.2 15 7.7 4.5-12.9 16 6.2 3.6-10.7
2nd Quartile 158 82 50.4 41.2-59.5 39 26.2 18.9-35.2 16 12.0 7.0-19.7 21 11.4 6.8-18.5
3rd Quartile 459 263 56.5 50.9-62.1 102 22.2 18.0-27.0 38 8.5 5.9-12.1 56 12.8 9.5-16.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 530 283 50.2 44.2-56.3 130 27.7 22.6-33.5 47 8.8 5.9-12.9 70 13.3 9.2-18.7

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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