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%)
TOTAL 1,479 667 45.4 42.2-48.6 812 54.6 51.4-57.8
GENDER
Male 769 374 48.8 44.6-53.1 395 51.2 46.9-55.4
Female 710 293 41.5 36.8-46.3 417 58.5 53.7-63.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,403 623 44.4 41.2-47.7 780 55.6 52.3-58.8
No 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 374 160 46.1 39.6-52.7 214 53.9 47.3-60.4
Overweight 495 233 46.4 41.1-51.8 262 53.6 48.2-58.9
Obese 525 241 44.8 39.6-50.1 284 55.2 49.9-60.4
Current Smoker
Yes 195 89 46.5 38.3-55.0 106 53.5 45.0-61.7
No 1,283 578 45.3 41.9-48.7 705 54.7 51.3-58.1
History of CVD**
Yes 183 95 55.7 46.6-64.4 88 44.3 35.6-53.4
No 1,280 565 43.9 40.5-47.3 715 56.1 52.7-59.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 213 110 51.5 43.5-59.5 103 48.5 40.5-56.5
No 1,240 543 43.9 40.4-47.4 697 56.1 52.6-59.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,380 617 44.9 41.6-48.2 763 55.1 51.8-58.4
COPD
Yes 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,345 598 44.5 41.2-47.8 747 55.5 52.2-58.8
Current Asthma
Yes 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,362 615 45.3 42.0-48.7 747 54.7 51.3-58.0
Diabetes
Yes 225 104 46.2 38.2-54.4 121 53.8 45.6-61.8
No 1,254 563 45.2 41.8-48.7 691 54.8 51.3-58.2
Functional Disability
Yes 486 247 51.5 45.8-57.3 239 48.5 42.7-54.2
No 985 416 42.4 38.7-46.3 569 57.6 53.7-61.3
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 518 262 51.9 46.6-57.2 256 48.1 42.8-53.4
No 961 405 42.4 38.5-46.3 556 57.6 53.7-61.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having firearms in or around their home.

**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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