2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,479 667 45.4 42.2-48.6 812 54.6 51.4-57.8
GENDER
Male 769 374 48.8 44.6-53.1 395 51.2 46.9-55.4
Female 710 293 41.5 36.8-46.3 417 58.5 53.7-63.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,096 497 46.1 42.5-49.8 599 53.9 50.2-57.5
Non-Hispanic Black 228 101 45.0 37.3-53.0 127 55.0 47.0-62.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 229 93 41.8 34.4-49.5 136 58.2 50.5-65.6
35-44 217 85 37.6 30.3-45.5 132 62.4 54.5-69.7
45-54 256 120 49.5 42.3-56.7 136 50.5 43.3-57.7
55-64 263 125 46.3 39.3-53.5 138 53.7 46.5-60.7
65-74 313 132 44.9 37.2-52.9 181 55.1 47.1-62.8
75+ 183 102 57.9 48.6-66.7 81 42.1 33.3-51.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 162 44.9 38.6-51.3 184 55.1 48.7-61.4
Some Post-H.S. 440 210 45.8 40.4-51.4 230 54.2 48.6-59.6
College Graduate 607 256 43.2 38.6-47.9 351 56.8 52.1-61.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 486 247 51.5 45.8-57.3 239 48.5 42.7-54.2
No 985 416 42.4 38.7-46.3 569 57.6 53.7-61.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 139 52.2 45.1-59.3 130 47.8 40.7-54.9
Non-Veteran 1,210 528 44.1 40.6-47.7 682 55.9 52.3-59.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 820 370 45.7 41.7-49.8 450 54.3 50.2-58.3
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 447 204 46.9 40.6-53.3 243 53.1 46.7-59.4
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 150 72 53.8 43.3-63.9 78 46.2 36.1-56.7
$35,000- 49,999 175 76 41.2 32.7-50.4 99 58.8 49.6-67.3
$50,000-74,999 226 86 38.0 30.6-46.0 140 62.0 54.0-69.4
$75,000-100,000 180 79 43.0 34.5-51.9 101 57.0 48.1-65.5
$100,000-150,000 213 90 44.1 36.4-52.0 123 55.9 48.0-63.6
$150,000+ 177 94 55.1 46.4-63.5 83 44.9 36.5-53.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 219 102 46.8 38.5-55.4 117 53.2 44.6-61.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 933 422 46.0 42.2-49.9 511 54.0 50.1-57.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 219 102 46.8 38.5-55.4 117 53.2 44.6-61.5
HOUSING
Own 1,191 546 46.7 43.2-50.3 645 53.3 49.7-56.8
Rent 199 90 44.6 36.3-53.2 109 55.4 46.8-63.7
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 336 138 41.8 35.7-48.2 198 58.2 51.8-64.3
Regional City or Suburban County 392 186 49.1 43.2-55.1 206 50.9 44.9-56.8
Rural 751 343 45.0 40.3-49.7 408 55.0 50.3-59.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 219 46.7 40.7-52.8 255 53.3 47.2-59.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 626 293 46.7 41.9-51.5 333 53.3 48.5-58.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 379 155 42.4 36.6-48.3 224 57.6 51.7-63.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 366 148 41.1 35.0-47.6 218 58.9 52.4-65.0
2nd Quartile 399 181 46.4 40.7-52.2 218 53.6 47.8-59.3
3rd Quartile 442 211 48.6 42.9-54.3 231 51.4 45.7-57.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 272 127 44.3 36.1-52.9 145 55.7 47.1-63.9

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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 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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