2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,152 482 43.4 40.1-46.9 670 56.6 53.1-59.9
Eastern NC 344 162 46.5 40.4-52.7 182 53.5 47.3-59.6
GENDER
Male 187 95 49.3 40.9-57.6 92 50.7 42.4-59.1
Female 157 67 42.3 33.8-51.3 90 57.7 48.7-66.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 252 118 44.9 37.9-52.1 134 55.1 47.9-62.1
Non-Hispanic Black 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 146 63 42.9 34.1-52.2 83 57.1 47.8-65.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 227 105 45.3 38.0-52.9 122 54.7 47.1-62.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 265 118 45.3 38.3-52.4 147 54.7 47.6-61.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 74 44.1 35.9-52.7 99 55.9 47.3-64.1
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 156 68 44.2 35.5-53.2 88 55.8 46.8-64.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 221 102 45.8 38.4-53.4 119 54.2 46.6-61.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 276 128 45.8 39.2-52.7 148 54.2 47.3-60.8
Rent 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 113 56 48.5 38.2-58.9 57 51.5 41.1-61.8
Rural 205 97 47.4 39.4-55.4 108 52.6 44.6-60.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 198 99 47.8 39.9-55.9 99 52.2 44.1-60.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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