2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 3,105 1,958 60.2 58.1-62.3 670 22.6 20.8-24.4 248 9.5 8.2-10.9 229 7.7 6.7- 8.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 555 389 66.7 61.8-71.2 93 18.1 14.5-22.4 43 8.5 6.1-11.7 30 6.7 4.6- 9.7
GENDER
Male 209 124 57.3 49.5-64.7 48 22.9 17.1-30.1 20 10.8 6.7-17.0 17 9.0 5.4-14.5
Female 346 265 74.2 68.2-79.4 45 14.3 10.2-19.6 23 6.7 4.2-10.3 13 4.9 2.7- 8.5
AGE
18-34 105 74 69.4 58.2-78.7 16 16.8 9.7-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 103 74 68.2 57.0-77.7 20 18.9 11.9-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 96 *** *** *** 18 20.6 12.4-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** 14 16.0 9.2-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 102 72.4 62.3-80.6 18 15.6 9.5-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 194 136 67.5 59.3-74.7 34 18.5 12.8-26.1 *** *** *** 12 7.4 4.1-12.9
College Graduate 190 126 59.7 51.5-67.4 35 20.4 14.5-27.8 20 13.9 8.9-21.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 153 78 48.6 39.6-57.7 39 25.3 18.1-34.0 23 16.1 10.5-24.0 13 10.0 5.7-17.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 165 125 72.6 63.5-80.2 19 11.3 6.6-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 385 259 63.9 58.1-69.4 74 21.0 16.5-26.4 32 8.7 5.9-12.6 20 6.3 4.0- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 492 359 70.0 64.9-74.6 76 16.3 12.7-20.7 33 7.3 5.0-10.5 24 6.4 4.2- 9.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 240 190 77.4 70.5-83.1 28 11.1 7.2-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 139 88 61.9 51.8-71.0 28 21.0 13.8-30.6 *** *** *** 12 10.0 5.6-17.4
Rural 176 111 55.9 47.0-64.4 37 25.5 18.4-34.1 20 12.3 7.5-19.6 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 315 206 61.4 54.8-67.6 64 20.9 16.0-26.9 26 9.8 6.5-14.5 19 7.9 4.9-12.3
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 126 89 66.2 55.7-75.3 20 19.6 12.4-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 173 58.6 51.7-65.2 52 19.5 14.4-25.8 30 12.2 8.3-17.5 21 9.7 6.2-14.8
HOUSING
Own 281 170 58.5 51.8-65.0 56 21.2 16.1-27.3 34 11.8 8.2-16.7 21 8.5 5.5-13.0
Rent 220 176 79.5 72.9-84.9 29 13.1 8.8-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 108 61.1 52.0-69.4 34 24.6 17.6-33.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 134 90 62.8 52.4-72.1 21 19.1 11.8-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 191 72.5 65.6-78.5 38 13.4 9.4-18.7 17 8.0 4.8-13.2 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 125 88 67.6 56.8-76.8 22 16.2 9.9-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 194 138 68.0 59.7-75.3 29 16.5 10.9-24.2 15 8.2 4.8-13.8 12 7.3 4.1-12.7
3rd Quartile 152 105 66.5 57.2-74.6 26 17.7 11.9-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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