2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Gun Ownership*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Gun(s) in home Gun(s) not loaded Gun(s) loaded but locked Gun(s) Loaded and unlocked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,697 2,224 58.8 56.8-60.8 812 22.6 21.0-24.3 294 8.8 7.7-10.0 367 9.9 8.7-11.2
GENDER
Male 1,638 874 52.2 49.2-55.2 395 24.6 22.2-27.2 149 10.7 8.9-12.8 220 12.5 10.7-14.5
Female 2,059 1,350 64.3 61.5-67.0 417 20.9 18.7-23.2 145 7.1 5.9- 8.6 147 7.7 6.1- 9.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,259 1,862 55.6 53.5-57.8 780 24.7 22.9-26.6 273 9.0 7.8-10.3 344 10.6 9.3-12.1
No 383 322 82.4 77.1-86.7 28 7.6 5.0-11.4 17 6.3 3.6-10.9 16 3.6 2.1- 6.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 975 601 59.1 54.9-63.1 214 22.1 18.9-25.6 72 8.7 6.7-11.1 88 10.2 7.6-13.4
Overweight 1,151 660 55.8 52.2-59.3 262 23.8 20.9-27.0 110 11.0 8.9-13.7 119 9.3 7.6-11.4
Obese 1,266 743 58.1 54.6-61.4 284 23.3 20.6-26.3 96 7.6 5.9- 9.6 143 11.1 9.1-13.5
Current Smoker
Yes 500 305 61.1 55.6-66.2 106 20.8 16.9-25.4 34 8.5 5.7-12.4 55 9.6 7.1-12.9
No 3,184 1,907 58.3 56.2-60.5 705 22.9 21.1-24.8 260 8.8 7.7-10.2 312 9.9 8.6-11.4
History of CVD**
Yes 424 241 52.8 46.7-58.8 88 20.9 16.5-26.1 46 14.1 10.0-19.3 49 12.2 8.6-17.2
No 3,237 1,963 59.5 57.4-61.6 715 22.8 21.1-24.7 247 8.2 7.1- 9.4 312 9.5 8.2-10.9
Binge Drinker
Yes 494 281 55.1 49.8-60.3 103 21.8 17.6-26.6 40 8.6 5.9-12.5 70 14.5 11.3-18.5
No 3,053 1,819 58.2 55.9-60.4 697 23.6 21.7-25.5 247 8.8 7.6-10.2 290 9.4 8.1-10.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 193 119 60.4 52.2-68.1 36 18.6 13.2-25.5 16 8.3 4.6-14.6 22 12.7 8.1-19.3
No 3,352 1,978 57.5 55.4-59.7 763 23.5 21.8-25.4 273 9.0 7.8-10.3 338 10.0 8.7-11.4
COPD
Yes 290 164 56.0 48.0-63.7 62 20.3 15.2-26.6 24 9.3 5.7-14.6 40 14.4 8.9-22.5
No 3,395 2,055 59.1 57.0-61.2 747 22.8 21.0-24.6 268 8.7 7.5- 9.9 325 9.5 8.3-10.8
Current Asthma
Yes 338 222 66.4 59.8-72.5 64 18.1 13.5-23.8 30 7.9 5.2-11.8 22 7.6 4.6-12.4
No 3,352 1,996 58.0 55.8-60.1 747 23.1 21.3-24.9 264 8.9 7.7-10.2 345 10.1 8.8-11.5
Diabetes
Yes 538 314 54.6 49.3-59.8 121 24.6 20.2-29.5 39 7.8 5.4-11.0 64 13.0 9.6-17.3
No 3,158 1,909 59.4 57.2-61.6 691 22.3 20.5-24.2 255 8.9 7.7-10.3 303 9.4 8.1-10.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,197 715 57.7 54.0-61.3 239 20.7 17.9-23.8 104 9.5 7.6-11.9 139 12.1 9.6-15.0
No 2,477 1,494 59.2 56.8-61.6 569 23.5 21.5-25.6 187 8.3 7.0- 9.8 227 9.0 7.6-10.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,204 691 56.3 52.8-59.8 256 21.2 18.5-24.1 111 10.4 8.3-12.9 146 12.1 10.0-14.7
No 2,493 1,533 59.9 57.4-62.3 556 23.2 21.2-25.3 183 8.1 6.8- 9.5 221 8.9 7.5-10.5

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Data in this table were derived from the Firearm Safety questions.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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