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%)
North Carolina 661 367 53.0 48.1-57.8 294 47.0 42.2-51.9
-MALES 369 220 53.9 47.6-60.0 149 46.1 40.0-52.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 279 165 54.4 47.4-61.3 114 45.6 38.7-52.6
Non-Hispanic Black 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 129 78 59.5 49.3-68.9 51 40.5 31.1-50.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 156 97 57.4 47.6-66.6 59 42.6 33.4-52.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 137 82 58.8 48.7-68.3 55 41.2 31.7-51.3
No 230 138 51.7 43.8-59.5 92 48.3 40.5-56.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 82 57.8 47.5-67.4 45 42.2 32.6-52.5
Non-Veteran 242 138 52.3 44.6-59.9 104 47.7 40.1-55.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 189 117 56.0 47.2-64.5 72 44.0 35.5-52.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 213 115 48.2 40.3-56.1 98 51.8 43.9-59.7
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 254 153 54.1 46.5-61.4 101 45.9 38.6-53.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 96 50.9 42.1-59.7 70 49.1 40.3-57.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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