2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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%)
North Carolina 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
-Piedmont NC 1,806 1,137 61.8 59.0-64.4 370 20.9 18.7-23.2 146 9.0 7.5-10.8 153 8.4 7.0-10.0
GENDER
Male 836 478 56.5 52.4-60.5 178 20.8 17.8-24.2 78 11.4 8.9-14.6 102 11.3 9.1-14.0
Female 970 659 66.2 62.5-69.7 192 21.0 18.0-24.3 68 6.9 5.3- 9.0 51 5.9 4.3- 8.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,143 627 52.9 49.5-56.3 286 25.5 22.6-28.7 114 10.9 8.8-13.3 116 10.7 8.7-13.0
Non-Hispanic Black 342 242 69.6 63.6-75.0 52 16.2 12.1-21.5 25 8.5 5.6-12.8 23 5.6 3.6- 8.8
Other 295 248 83.8 77.7-88.5 27 9.4 6.1-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 364 259 69.4 63.4-74.8 61 17.3 13.0-22.6 22 6.7 4.2-10.7 22 6.6 4.1-10.3
35-44 329 211 60.3 53.8-66.4 66 22.5 17.5-28.5 36 12.6 8.8-17.8 16 4.6 2.5- 8.1
45-54 308 193 58.5 51.9-64.8 62 19.6 15.0-25.2 27 11.2 7.5-16.5 26 10.7 7.1-15.8
55-64 285 170 56.9 50.0-63.5 69 26.3 20.8-32.7 18 7.4 4.4-12.2 28 9.4 6.3-13.7
65-74 295 163 55.8 48.8-62.5 75 26.2 20.7-32.7 26 7.9 5.0-12.1 31 10.1 6.7-15.0
75+ 198 125 66.9 58.7-74.1 32 11.8 7.9-17.4 14 8.1 4.6-14.0 27 13.2 8.5-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 138 85.6 78.7-90.6 13 8.7 5.0-14.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 366 227 59.4 53.2-65.2 63 19.2 14.9-24.5 35 11.8 8.2-16.7 41 9.6 6.7-13.5
Some Post-H.S. 458 258 55.4 50.0-60.7 108 24.6 20.2-29.6 45 10.1 7.3-13.8 47 9.9 7.2-13.5
College Graduate 816 511 61.2 57.4-64.9 184 22.6 19.5-26.0 63 8.3 6.4-10.8 58 7.8 5.9-10.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 497 305 61.8 56.6-66.7 88 17.7 14.0-22.0 46 10.2 7.3-13.9 58 10.4 7.8-13.8
No 1,298 823 61.6 58.4-64.8 281 22.2 19.6-25.0 99 8.5 6.8-10.6 95 7.7 6.1- 9.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 185 79 44.2 35.8-52.8 47 23.1 16.4-31.4 25 16.1 10.6-23.5 34 16.7 11.6-23.5
Non-Veteran 1,619 1,056 63.4 60.5-66.2 323 20.7 18.4-23.1 121 8.3 6.8-10.2 119 7.6 6.2- 9.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,038 641 59.1 55.5-62.6 217 21.1 18.3-24.1 98 11.2 9.0-13.8 82 8.7 6.8-11.0
Unemployed 100 86 83.5 71.9-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 253 59.0 53.3-64.4 98 23.0 18.5-28.2 37 7.4 5.1-10.6 52 10.6 7.8-14.4
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** 22 18.4 11.7-27.5 *** *** *** 13 12.2 6.8-20.8
Other not in Labor Force 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 82 82.5 70.3-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 106 77.6 68.5-84.7 15 11.2 6.4-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 173 108 62.7 53.8-70.8 30 15.3 10.2-22.3 19 14.0 8.5-22.2 16 8.0 4.7-13.5
$35,000- 49,999 194 118 62.1 53.4-70.0 46 23.7 17.2-31.9 15 7.3 4.0-12.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 224 124 52.0 44.3-59.6 63 29.3 22.8-36.9 23 11.1 7.0-17.4 14 7.6 4.3-13.1
$75,000+ 650 357 53.0 48.5-57.4 157 24.3 20.7-28.3 64 11.3 8.6-14.7 72 11.5 8.9-14.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 328 242 72.0 65.5-77.7 51 16.7 12.2-22.6 *** *** *** 24 7.1 4.4-11.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 112 79.7 69.8-87.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 96 70.1 60.6-78.2 24 17.2 11.3-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 141 84 58.9 49.1-67.9 30 22.3 15.3-31.3 15 9.8 5.4-17.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,007 561 53.7 50.0-57.3 246 24.8 21.7-28.1 98 11.2 9.0-13.9 102 10.4 8.4-12.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 328 242 72.0 65.5-77.7 51 16.7 12.2-22.6 *** *** *** 24 7.1 4.4-11.3
HOUSING
Own 1,187 656 54.9 51.5-58.3 290 23.9 21.2-26.9 123 11.3 9.2-13.7 118 9.9 8.1-12.0
Rent 490 393 80.7 76.1-84.6 53 10.5 7.5-14.4 19 4.6 2.8- 7.6 25 4.2 2.7- 6.5
Other arrangement 116 80 70.9 59.9-79.9 24 22.4 14.1-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 990 687 68.3 64.7-71.7 181 18.7 16.0-21.8 62 6.5 4.9- 8.7 60 6.5 4.9- 8.5
Regional City or Suburban County 467 270 56.6 51.1-61.8 96 20.8 16.7-25.5 53 12.5 9.3-16.6 48 10.2 7.4-13.8
Rural 349 180 51.0 44.5-57.4 93 27.5 22.1-33.5 31 10.6 7.0-15.6 45 11.0 7.7-15.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 165 91 53.7 44.1-62.9 38 22.4 15.6-31.0 17 12.7 7.4-21.1 19 11.2 6.8-18.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 718 405 55.9 51.4-60.2 161 23.1 19.6-27.2 77 11.2 8.7-14.2 75 9.8 7.6-12.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 923 641 67.6 63.9-71.1 171 19.0 16.2-22.1 52 6.7 4.9- 9.1 59 6.7 5.0- 8.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 585 387 64.3 59.5-68.7 119 21.6 17.9-25.7 37 7.3 5.0-10.5 42 6.9 4.8- 9.7
2nd Quartile 683 404 59.1 54.7-63.4 149 21.4 18.0-25.2 66 10.2 7.9-13.2 64 9.3 7.1-12.1
3rd Quartile 481 312 63.6 58.0-68.9 87 18.6 14.6-23.5 36 8.4 5.6-12.5 46 9.3 6.7-12.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

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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