2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,479 667 45.4 42.2-48.6 812 54.6 51.4-57.8
-Eastern NC 598 282 46.0 40.9-51.2 316 54.0 48.8-59.1
GENDER
Male 284 142 47.8 40.7-55.1 142 52.2 44.9-59.3
Female 314 140 44.0 36.8-51.4 174 56.0 48.6-63.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 383 185 47.9 41.7-54.2 198 52.1 45.8-58.3
Non-Hispanic Black 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 137 57 42.3 32.5-52.7 80 57.7 47.3-67.5
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 150 62 37.0 27.5-47.5 88 63.0 52.5-72.5
Some Post-H.S. 180 95 51.3 42.9-59.7 85 48.7 40.3-57.1
College Graduate 226 107 48.1 40.1-56.1 119 51.9 43.9-59.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 108 48.5 39.9-57.2 108 51.5 42.8-60.1
No 377 172 44.8 38.4-51.3 205 55.2 48.7-61.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 63 53.2 43.0-63.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 475 219 44.1 38.4-50.1 256 55.9 49.9-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 311 146 43.5 37.0-50.3 165 56.5 49.7-63.0
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 86 46.7 37.3-56.4 102 53.3 43.6-62.7
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 210 103 48.5 40.5-56.5 107 51.5 43.5-59.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 361 171 47.2 41.0-53.5 190 52.8 46.5-59.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 486 233 47.1 41.5-52.9 253 52.9 47.1-58.5
Rent 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 153 71 47.1 38.0-56.5 82 52.9 43.5-62.0
Rural 413 196 45.0 38.7-51.5 217 55.0 48.5-61.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 332 156 44.9 37.6-52.4 176 55.1 47.6-62.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 208 101 47.5 39.5-55.5 107 52.5 44.5-60.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 197 95 49.1 41.1-57.2 102 50.9 42.8-58.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 119 44.7 35.8-53.9 130 55.3 46.1-64.2

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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 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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