2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting.
People also keep guns in the home for protection. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns or guns that cannot fire.
Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.

Are any firearms kept in or around your home?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,767 1,543 42.1 40.2-44.2 2,224 57.9 55.8-59.8
GENDER
Male 1,660 786 48.5 45.5-51.5 874 51.5 48.5-54.5
Female 2,107 757 36.9 34.2-39.6 1,350 63.1 60.4-65.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,326 1,464 45.3 43.2-47.5 1,862 54.7 52.5-56.8
No 385 63 18.1 13.8-23.4 322 81.9 76.6-86.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 989 388 41.6 37.6-45.7 601 58.4 54.3-62.4
Overweight 1,168 508 45.0 41.5-48.5 660 55.0 51.5-58.5
Obese 1,290 547 42.9 39.6-46.4 743 57.1 53.6-60.4
Current Smoker
Yes 505 200 39.7 34.5-45.1 305 60.3 54.9-65.5
No 3,248 1,341 42.6 40.5-44.8 1,907 57.4 55.2-59.5
History of CVD**
Yes 431 190 48.4 42.4-54.4 241 51.6 45.6-57.6
No 3,299 1,336 41.4 39.3-43.5 1,963 58.6 56.5-60.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 500 219 45.5 40.3-50.7 281 54.5 49.3-59.7
No 3,114 1,295 42.8 40.6-45.0 1,819 57.2 55.0-59.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 196 77 40.1 32.5-48.3 119 59.9 51.7-67.5
No 3,415 1,437 43.4 41.3-45.5 1,978 56.6 54.5-58.7
COPD
Yes 301 137 45.8 38.2-53.5 164 54.2 46.5-61.8
No 3,454 1,399 41.8 39.7-43.8 2,055 58.2 56.2-60.3
Current Asthma
Yes 342 120 34.3 28.2-40.9 222 65.7 59.1-71.8
No 3,418 1,422 43.0 40.9-45.1 1,996 57.0 54.9-59.1
Diabetes
Yes 549 235 46.7 41.5-52.0 314 53.3 48.0-58.5
No 3,217 1,308 41.5 39.3-43.6 1,909 58.5 56.4-60.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,222 507 43.4 39.8-47.0 715 56.6 53.0-60.2
No 2,522 1,028 41.7 39.3-44.1 1,494 58.3 55.9-60.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,233 542 45.0 41.5-48.5 691 55.0 51.5-58.5
No 2,534 1,001 40.9 38.5-43.4 1,533 59.1 56.6-61.5

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**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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