2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 671 301 45.6 41.1-50.1 370 54.4 49.9-58.9
GENDER
Male 360 182 52.5 46.5-58.5 178 47.5 41.5-53.5
Female 311 119 38.0 31.8-44.5 192 62.0 55.5-68.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 517 231 45.8 40.8-50.9 286 54.2 49.1-59.2
Non-Hispanic Black 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 118 52 43.3 33.3-53.8 66 56.7 46.2-66.7
45-54 115 *** *** *** 62 47.2 37.0-57.6
55-64 115 46 39.0 29.7-49.3 69 61.0 50.7-70.3
65-74 133 58 41.0 31.7-51.1 75 59.0 48.9-68.3
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 77 52.9 43.3-62.2 63 47.1 37.8-56.7
Some Post-H.S. 201 93 45.2 37.4-53.2 108 54.8 46.8-62.6
College Graduate 305 121 41.7 35.6-48.1 184 58.3 51.9-64.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 106 54.4 46.0-62.5 88 45.6 37.5-54.0
No 475 194 42.2 37.0-47.6 281 57.8 52.4-63.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 565 242 43.7 39.0-48.6 323 56.3 51.4-61.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 399 182 48.8 43.1-54.5 217 51.2 45.5-56.9
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 187 89 43.9 35.7-52.5 98 56.1 47.5-64.3
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 294 137 48.7 42.2-55.3 157 51.3 44.7-57.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 448 202 46.8 41.5-52.3 246 53.2 47.7-58.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 532 242 47.0 42.1-51.9 290 53.0 48.1-57.9
Rent 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 304 123 41.4 35.1-48.0 181 58.6 52.0-64.9
Regional City or Suburban County 197 101 52.2 44.0-60.2 96 47.8 39.8-56.0
Rural 170 77 44.2 35.4-53.3 93 55.8 46.7-64.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 314 153 47.7 41.2-54.2 161 52.3 45.8-58.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 112 41.8 35.2-48.7 171 58.2 51.3-64.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 199 80 39.8 32.1-48.0 119 60.2 52.0-67.9
2nd Quartile 280 131 48.0 41.3-54.7 149 52.0 45.3-58.7
3rd Quartile 169 82 48.7 39.4-58.1 87 51.3 41.9-60.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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