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
-Non-Hispanic White 492 271 53.1 47.5-58.5 221 46.9 41.5-52.5
GENDER
Male 279 165 54.4 47.4-61.3 114 45.6 38.7-52.6
Female 213 106 51.3 42.4-60.2 107 48.7 39.8-57.6
AGE
18-34 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 83 52.7 43.5-61.7 69 47.3 38.3-56.5
College Graduate 191 99 49.9 41.7-58.0 92 50.1 42.0-58.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 202 115 54.3 46.1-62.3 87 45.7 37.7-53.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 108 59.0 49.6-67.8 74 41.0 32.2-50.4
No 307 162 49.9 43.2-56.7 145 50.1 43.3-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 388 205 52.2 46.0-58.5 183 47.8 41.5-54.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 150 76 47.3 38.0-56.7 74 52.7 43.3-62.0
Rural 250 153 60.4 52.3-68.0 97 39.6 32.0-47.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 138 47.8 40.9-54.8 135 52.2 45.2-59.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 322 177 50.1 43.7-56.6 145 49.9 43.4-56.3
HOUSING
Own 415 227 52.8 46.7-58.7 188 47.2 41.3-53.3
Rent 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 126 53.9 46.1-61.6 110 46.1 38.4-53.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 143 71 48.9 39.4-58.5 72 51.1 41.5-60.6
3rd Quartile 156 99 62.5 52.9-71.3 57 37.5 28.7-47.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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