2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 710 293 41.5 36.8-46.3 417 58.5 53.7-63.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 522 214 41.7 36.3-47.3 308 58.3 52.7-63.7
Non-Hispanic Black 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 101 34 29.5 20.5-40.5 67 70.5 59.5-79.5
45-54 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 60 43.5 33.8-53.8 74 56.5 46.2-66.2
65-74 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 *** *** *** 80 62.8 52.0-72.5
Some Post-H.S. 223 96 40.1 32.6-48.1 127 59.9 51.9-67.4
College Graduate 314 127 40.7 34.4-47.4 187 59.3 52.6-65.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 259 106 39.7 32.8-46.9 153 60.3 53.1-67.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 106 50.4 41.3-59.4 120 49.6 40.6-58.7
No 480 185 37.7 32.4-43.2 295 62.3 56.8-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 682 281 41.6 36.8-46.5 401 58.4 53.5-63.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 160 56 33.7 25.7-42.6 104 66.3 57.4-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 183 86 46.6 38.1-55.4 97 53.4 44.6-61.9
Rural 367 151 42.8 35.6-50.4 216 57.2 49.6-64.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 374 155 41.0 35.1-47.1 219 59.0 52.9-64.9
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 210 87 47.4 37.3-57.8 123 52.6 42.2-62.7
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 166 38.6 33.1-44.4 249 61.4 55.6-66.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 108 45.6 36.5-54.9 138 54.4 45.1-63.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 293 125 42.6 35.5-50.0 168 57.4 50.0-64.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 171 60 36.4 28.4-45.1 111 63.6 54.9-71.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 163 60 39.8 30.4-49.9 103 60.2 50.1-69.6
2nd Quartile 180 71 39.0 30.9-47.8 109 61.0 52.2-69.1
3rd Quartile 213 95 45.4 37.2-53.8 118 54.6 46.2-62.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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