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
-MALES 769 374 48.8 44.6-53.1 395 51.2 46.9-55.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 574 283 50.1 45.3-54.9 291 49.9 45.1-54.7
Non-Hispanic Black 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 69 52.0 42.4-61.5 70 48.0 38.5-57.6
55-64 129 65 48.8 39.0-58.7 64 51.2 41.3-61.0
65-74 154 74 48.6 39.3-58.1 80 51.4 41.9-60.7
75+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 109 49.3 41.3-57.3 104 50.7 42.7-58.7
Some Post-H.S. 217 114 51.7 44.1-59.3 103 48.3 40.7-55.9
College Graduate 293 129 46.0 39.5-52.6 164 54.0 47.4-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 132 52 40.5 30.9-50.8 80 59.5 49.2-69.1
$75,000+ 311 157 54.0 47.5-60.3 154 46.0 39.7-52.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 141 52.4 45.0-59.8 119 47.6 40.2-55.0
No 505 231 46.9 41.7-52.1 274 53.1 47.9-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 127 54.0 46.7-61.2 114 46.0 38.8-53.3
Non-Veteran 528 247 47.0 41.9-52.2 281 53.0 47.8-58.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 176 82 49.7 41.1-58.4 94 50.3 41.6-58.9
Regional City or Suburban County 209 100 51.4 43.3-59.3 109 48.6 40.7-56.7
Rural 384 192 46.8 40.8-52.9 192 53.2 47.1-59.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 446 215 49.4 43.9-54.8 231 50.6 45.2-56.1
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 117 46.4 38.7-54.2 120 53.6 45.8-61.3
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 518 256 51.7 46.6-56.7 262 48.3 43.3-53.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 228 111 47.6 39.7-55.7 117 52.4 44.3-60.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 333 168 50.5 44.1-56.8 165 49.5 43.2-55.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 95 47.7 39.7-55.7 113 52.3 44.3-60.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 203 88 42.4 34.6-50.7 115 57.6 49.3-65.4
2nd Quartile 219 110 52.7 45.1-60.2 109 47.3 39.8-54.9
3rd Quartile 229 116 51.4 43.6-59.1 113 48.6 40.9-56.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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