2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Firearm Safety

The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting.
People also keep guns in the home for protection. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns or guns that cannot fire.
Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.

Are any firearms kept in or around your home?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,180 1,222 41.2 39.1-43.2 1,958 58.8 56.8-60.9
Eastern NC 860 369 45.3 41.4-49.3 491 54.7 50.7-58.6
GENDER
Male 358 195 58.1 52.2-63.9 163 41.9 36.1-47.8
Female 502 174 34.6 29.8-39.7 328 65.4 60.3-70.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 521 266 52.6 47.6-57.6 255 47.4 42.4-52.4
Non-Hispanic Black 195 68 38.3 30.6-46.5 127 61.7 53.5-69.4
Other 135 *** *** *** 103 68.3 57.0-77.7
AGE
18-34 141 49 39.9 31.1-49.4 92 60.1 50.6-68.9
35-44 129 49 38.4 29.3-48.4 80 61.6 51.6-70.7
45-54 134 52 43.0 33.4-53.0 82 57.0 47.0-66.6
55-64 171 84 53.8 45.4-62.0 87 46.2 38.0-54.6
65-74 158 77 51.3 42.1-60.4 81 48.7 39.6-57.9
75+ 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 92 49.4 41.6-57.2 117 50.6 42.8-58.4
Some Post-H.S. 242 109 46.9 39.8-54.1 133 53.1 45.9-60.2
College Graduate 321 156 48.8 42.3-55.4 165 51.2 44.6-57.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 124 43.7 37.0-50.6 170 56.3 49.4-63.0
No 560 244 46.5 41.7-51.4 316 53.5 48.6-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 83 63.3 53.5-72.0 50 36.7 28.0-46.5
Non-Veteran 726 286 41.7 37.5-46.1 440 58.3 53.9-62.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 183 44.3 38.9-49.8 247 55.7 50.2-61.1
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 269 127 50.6 43.5-57.8 142 49.4 42.2-56.5
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 20 20.9 12.7-32.5 48 79.1 67.5-87.3
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 116 47 40.1 30.3-50.7 69 59.9 49.3-69.7
$75,000+ 265 160 62.2 55.4-68.6 105 37.8 31.4-44.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 72 41.7 33.4-50.4 132 58.3 49.6-66.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 436 228 53.4 47.9-58.7 208 46.6 41.3-52.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 72 41.7 33.4-50.4 132 58.3 49.6-66.6
HOUSING
Own 577 296 52.1 47.3-56.9 281 47.9 43.1-52.7
Rent 217 45 20.3 14.6-27.5 172 79.7 72.5-85.4
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 266 122 45.5 38.6-52.5 144 54.5 47.5-61.4
Rural 524 220 46.1 41.0-51.3 304 53.9 48.7-59.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 215 45.2 40.1-50.4 306 54.8 49.6-59.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 112 43.1 36.2-50.1 142 56.9 49.9-63.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 165 68 41.4 33.0-50.3 97 58.6 49.7-67.0
2nd Quartile 160 83 50.2 41.2-59.1 77 49.8 40.9-58.8
3rd Quartile 274 119 44.9 38.1-51.9 155 55.1 48.1-61.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 261 99 44.8 37.5-52.3 162 55.2 47.7-62.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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