2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 482 273 53.0 47.0-58.9 126 27.2 22.6-32.3 32 7.3 4.9-10.5 51 12.6 8.5-18.2
GENDER
Male 221 97 40.6 33.4-48.3 75 37.8 30.5-45.7 20 9.4 6.0-14.5 29 12.2 8.2-17.7
Female 261 176 63.4 54.2-71.7 51 18.3 13.4-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 388 193 46.8 40.2-53.6 115 30.3 25.1-36.2 32 8.6 5.8-12.5 48 14.2 9.5-20.8
Non-Hispanic Black 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** 16 20.6 12.2-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.3 8.5-26.0 *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** 18 22.0 14.0-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.3 6.5-19.1
Some Post-H.S. 135 76 57.7 47.3-67.4 37 27.8 19.8-37.6 *** *** *** 15 9.1 5.3-15.1
College Graduate 171 95 53.1 44.6-61.5 48 28.1 21.3-36.0 11 7.5 4.1-13.2 17 11.3 6.5-19.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 *** *** *** 43 26.2 18.7-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 299 166 54.9 48.0-61.7 83 28.1 22.5-34.6 20 7.1 4.5-10.9 30 9.9 6.7-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 430 261 56.5 50.0-62.8 103 24.3 19.7-29.5 27 7.1 4.7-10.6 39 12.2 7.8-18.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 241 131 52.4 44.9-59.9 68 30.2 23.8-37.5 18 7.4 4.5-11.7 24 10.0 6.5-15.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 *** *** *** 43 28.0 19.5-38.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 55 44.6 35.0-54.7 43 36.7 27.5-46.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 99 *** *** *** 18 16.5 9.7-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 229 105 44.0 36.5-51.8 75 34.7 27.9-42.2 19 9.0 5.7-14.0 30 12.3 8.3-17.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 99 *** *** *** 18 16.5 9.7-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 323 151 43.4 36.4-50.5 102 31.8 25.9-38.3 26 8.9 5.8-13.2 44 16.0 10.5-23.6
Rent 129 102 76.8 67.1-84.3 16 14.0 8.0-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 139 97 69.2 59.5-77.4 28 20.8 13.9-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 343 176 47.4 40.2-54.7 98 29.4 23.8-35.7 25 7.8 5.0-11.9 44 15.4 10.1-22.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 154 86 50.3 40.3-60.2 41 28.1 20.1-37.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 138 53.5 44.7-62.0 65 27.7 21.0-35.6 15 6.8 4.0-11.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 87 *** *** *** 20 23.6 15.3-34.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 233 142 58.6 49.7-67.0 54 22.6 17.0-29.4 16 7.0 4.1-11.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 147 71 42.5 33.2-52.3 42 31.3 22.7-41.4 *** *** *** 24 16.5 10.7-24.7

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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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