2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,152 482 43.4 40.1-46.9 670 56.6 53.1-59.9
GENDER
Male 609 278 45.7 41.1-50.4 331 54.3 49.6-58.9
Female 543 204 40.6 35.6-45.8 339 59.4 54.2-64.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 890 371 42.8 38.9-46.7 519 57.2 53.3-61.1
Non-Hispanic Black 167 74 45.7 37.2-54.5 93 54.3 45.5-62.8
Non-Hispanic Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 160 63 37.8 29.9-46.5 97 62.2 53.5-70.1
35-44 154 52 42.0 33.3-51.3 102 58.0 48.7-66.7
45-54 206 81 42.7 35.2-50.5 125 57.3 49.5-64.8
55-64 245 108 45.3 38.1-52.8 137 54.7 47.2-61.9
65-74 225 104 47.5 39.8-55.3 121 52.5 44.7-60.2
75+ 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 116 50.9 43.4-58.3 115 49.1 41.7-56.6
Some Post-H.S. 343 148 42.3 36.5-48.3 195 57.7 51.7-63.5
College Graduate 522 194 38.2 33.6-43.1 328 61.8 56.9-66.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 382 169 43.2 37.2-49.4 213 56.8 50.6-62.8
No 757 306 42.9 38.8-47.1 451 57.1 52.9-61.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 185 95 48.4 40.1-56.8 90 51.6 43.2-59.9
Non-Veteran 967 387 42.5 38.8-46.3 580 57.5 53.7-61.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 631 249 41.9 37.5-46.5 382 58.1 53.5-62.5
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 356 164 47.8 41.4-54.3 192 52.2 45.7-58.6
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 62 47.5 37.4-57.9 71 52.5 42.1-62.6
$50,000-74,999 144 63 43.7 34.3-53.7 81 56.3 46.3-65.7
$75,000-100,000 152 61 42.7 33.9-51.9 91 57.3 48.1-66.1
$100,000-150,000 174 70 41.4 33.3-49.9 104 58.6 50.1-66.7
$150,000+ 198 76 42.6 35.0-50.5 122 57.4 49.5-65.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 199 83 43.5 35.2-52.2 116 56.5 47.8-64.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 731 303 43.4 39.3-47.7 428 56.6 52.3-60.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 199 83 43.5 35.2-52.2 116 56.5 47.8-64.8
HOUSING
Own 937 397 44.6 40.9-48.4 540 55.4 51.6-59.1
Rent 156 62 37.3 29.0-46.4 94 62.7 53.6-71.0
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 255 80 33.3 27.0-40.2 175 66.7 59.8-73.0
Regional City or Suburban County 344 159 46.9 40.8-53.0 185 53.1 47.0-59.2
Rural 553 243 45.9 40.8-51.1 310 54.1 48.9-59.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 272 129 45.3 38.4-52.3 143 54.7 47.7-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 461 195 45.9 40.4-51.5 266 54.1 48.5-59.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 419 158 39.4 34.1-45.1 261 60.6 54.9-65.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 377 138 40.2 34.3-46.4 239 59.8 53.6-65.7
2nd Quartile 363 158 44.1 38.2-50.3 205 55.9 49.7-61.8
3rd Quartile 308 136 45.8 39.4-52.4 172 54.2 47.6-60.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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