2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By unlocked, we mean you do not need a key or
a combination or a hand/fingerprint to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 661 367 53.0 48.1-57.8 294 47.0 42.2-51.9
GENDER
Male 369 220 53.9 47.6-60.0 149 46.1 40.0-52.4
Female 292 147 51.8 44.1-59.4 145 48.2 40.6-55.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 492 271 53.1 47.5-58.5 221 46.9 41.5-52.5
Non-Hispanic Black 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 92 51.2 41.6-60.7 68 48.8 39.3-58.4
Some Post-H.S. 207 118 54.1 45.9-62.0 89 45.9 38.0-54.1
College Graduate 256 136 52.4 45.1-59.6 120 47.6 40.4-54.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 139 55.8 47.5-63.9 104 44.2 36.1-52.5
No 414 227 51.8 45.9-57.7 187 48.2 42.3-54.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 88 56.6 46.8-65.9 51 43.4 34.1-53.2
Non-Veteran 522 279 52.2 46.7-57.6 243 47.8 42.4-53.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 188 48.2 42.1-54.3 179 51.8 45.7-57.9
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 129 63.5 54.1-72.0 74 36.5 28.0-45.9
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 420 235 51.4 45.6-57.2 185 48.6 42.8-54.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 541 302 53.2 47.8-58.5 239 46.8 41.5-52.2
Rent 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 137 67 48.7 39.0-58.4 70 51.3 41.6-61.0
Regional City or Suburban County 185 95 47.6 39.2-56.1 90 52.4 43.9-60.8
Rural 339 205 59.0 51.8-65.9 134 41.0 34.1-48.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 216 126 56.3 46.8-65.3 90 43.7 34.7-53.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 291 154 51.4 44.3-58.4 137 48.6 41.6-55.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 154 87 52.2 42.8-61.3 67 47.8 38.7-57.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 147 79 51.5 41.2-61.8 68 48.5 38.2-58.8
2nd Quartile 179 91 49.1 40.6-57.6 88 50.9 42.4-59.4
3rd Quartile 210 126 57.6 49.1-65.6 84 42.4 34.4-50.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded 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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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