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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,096 497 46.1 42.5-49.8 599 53.9 50.2-57.5
GENDER
Male 574 283 50.1 45.3-54.9 291 49.9 45.1-54.7
Female 522 214 41.7 36.3-47.3 308 58.3 52.7-63.7
AGE
18-34 168 63 38.8 30.3-47.9 105 61.2 52.1-69.7
35-44 149 56 37.0 28.4-46.5 93 63.0 53.5-71.6
45-54 188 90 50.2 42.0-58.4 98 49.8 41.6-58.0
55-64 205 99 49.2 41.3-57.1 106 50.8 42.9-58.7
65-74 237 102 45.8 37.1-54.9 135 54.2 45.1-62.9
75+ 138 79 61.1 50.6-70.7 59 38.9 29.3-49.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 261 124 46.2 39.1-53.4 137 53.8 46.6-60.9
Some Post-H.S. 315 154 46.2 39.8-52.6 161 53.8 47.4-60.2
College Graduate 464 191 43.0 38.0-48.3 273 57.0 51.7-62.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 56 37.9 28.6-48.2 73 62.1 51.8-71.4
$50,000- 74,999 167 66 41.0 32.4-50.2 101 59.0 49.8-67.6
$75,000+ 458 202 45.6 40.3-51.1 256 54.4 48.9-59.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 185 54.5 47.8-61.0 160 45.5 39.0-52.2
No 746 309 42.1 37.8-46.4 437 57.9 53.6-62.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 104 53.0 44.6-61.2 92 47.0 38.8-55.4
Non-Veteran 900 393 44.9 40.9-49.0 507 55.1 51.0-59.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 241 92 39.5 32.4-47.0 149 60.5 53.0-67.6
Regional City or Suburban County 300 151 51.4 44.7-58.1 149 48.6 41.9-55.3
Rural 555 254 46.0 40.7-51.4 301 54.0 48.6-59.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 616 275 44.8 40.2-49.5 341 55.2 50.5-59.8
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 151 49.6 42.2-56.9 177 50.4 43.1-57.8
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 728 323 45.9 41.6-50.2 405 54.1 49.8-58.4
HOUSING
Own 910 420 47.4 43.4-51.4 490 52.6 48.6-56.6
Rent 124 56 43.3 33.5-53.7 68 56.7 46.3-66.5
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 139 48.0 40.6-55.5 150 52.0 44.5-59.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 511 238 47.5 42.2-52.8 273 52.5 47.2-57.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 120 42.5 36.1-49.2 176 57.5 50.8-63.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 323 129 41.1 34.5-48.0 194 58.9 52.0-65.5
2nd Quartile 313 144 48.5 42.0-54.9 169 51.5 45.1-58.0
3rd Quartile 319 157 48.8 42.1-55.5 162 51.2 44.5-57.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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