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
-FEMALES 1,746 1,207 67.1 64.3-69.8 339 19.6 17.5-22.0 115 7.7 6.2- 9.6 85 5.5 4.3- 7.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,095 681 59.9 56.3-63.4 261 24.1 21.2-27.3 84 9.4 7.2-12.1 69 6.6 5.0- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 296 253 83.3 76.8-88.2 32 10.8 7.0-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 275 210 74.0 67.3-79.6 44 18.8 13.7-25.1 16 5.8 3.4- 9.6 *** *** ***
35-44 271 194 69.7 63.0-75.7 55 18.8 14.4-24.2 12 6.0 3.1-11.4 *** *** ***
45-54 309 210 64.6 58.0-70.6 68 22.6 17.7-28.5 19 7.5 4.6-12.1 12 5.3 2.9- 9.4
55-64 294 168 52.8 45.8-59.7 70 24.2 18.7-30.7 31 12.3 8.1-18.1 25 10.8 6.9-16.4
65-74 305 207 67.7 61.1-73.6 59 19.1 14.5-24.6 21 7.7 4.6-12.7 18 5.5 3.0- 9.8
75+ 265 193 68.8 59.9-76.5 41 15.2 10.3-22.0 16 8.9 4.2-17.7 15 7.1 3.7-13.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 137 81.5 71.2-88.7 12 9.7 4.8-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 255 69.9 63.1-75.9 44 14.9 10.7-20.4 30 11.6 7.5-17.4 11 3.7 1.8- 7.6
Some Post-H.S. 495 329 65.1 59.9-69.9 104 21.9 17.8-26.5 28 5.5 3.5- 8.5 34 7.6 5.3-10.8
College Graduate 749 484 63.2 59.1-67.2 177 23.6 20.3-27.2 53 8.2 6.2-10.9 35 5.0 3.4- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 54 89.6 78.6-95.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 91 69.1 58.3-78.1 16 12.1 6.7-21.0 15 15.0 8.7-24.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 123 75.4 65.6-83.1 21 13.0 7.8-20.8 12 7.1 3.2-15.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 214 159 70.7 62.4-77.9 33 15.8 10.8-22.7 14 8.9 4.8-15.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 207 144 65.8 56.9-73.7 39 23.1 16.0-32.1 13 6.2 3.2-11.6 11 5.0 2.4-10.0
$75,000+ 528 297 55.8 50.9-60.7 159 28.4 24.3-32.9 42 9.0 6.4-12.4 30 6.8 4.6- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 418 68.6 63.5-73.3 105 18.1 14.6-22.3 38 7.4 4.8-11.3 25 5.8 3.6- 9.2
No 1,140 773 66.0 62.6-69.3 232 20.7 18.0-23.7 77 8.0 6.2-10.3 58 5.2 3.9- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,692 1,174 67.4 64.6-70.2 326 19.3 17.1-21.7 111 7.8 6.3- 9.8 81 5.4 4.2- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 448 77.7 73.5-81.5 87 15.6 12.5-19.3 21 4.5 2.8- 7.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 480 333 67.3 62.0-72.3 84 18.2 14.4-22.8 36 8.7 6.0-12.5 27 5.7 3.7- 8.8
Rural 700 426 57.8 53.0-62.5 168 24.2 20.4-28.5 58 9.8 7.0-13.4 48 8.2 5.9-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 832 548 63.2 59.1-67.1 185 22.5 19.3-26.2 56 8.1 6.0-10.9 43 6.2 4.4- 8.6
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 388 68.6 63.3-73.4 94 16.2 12.8-20.2 41 9.5 6.3-14.0 32 5.8 3.8- 8.8
Unable to Work 112 *** *** *** 19 17.7 10.6-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 126 75.8 67.3-82.6 30 19.1 13.0-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 95 81.5 70.8-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 204 148 70.7 61.9-78.3 30 14.8 9.3-22.7 21 12.1 7.3-19.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 19 21.9 13.5-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 841 521 60.5 56.5-64.3 211 25.0 21.7-28.6 61 7.9 5.9-10.4 48 6.7 4.8- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 367 244 68.0 62.1-73.4 71 19.7 15.2-25.0 29 6.0 3.9- 9.0 23 6.3 4.0- 9.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 597 367 58.5 53.4-63.5 143 22.8 18.9-27.3 50 11.9 8.6-16.3 37 6.7 4.6- 9.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 782 596 73.8 69.8-77.4 125 17.0 14.1-20.4 36 5.1 3.6- 7.3 25 4.1 2.6- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 590 424 68.9 64.1-73.4 115 20.1 16.5-24.4 32 6.2 4.2- 9.2 19 4.7 2.7- 8.0
2nd Quartile 541 365 65.1 59.9-70.0 108 20.1 16.3-24.5 39 9.5 6.5-13.7 29 5.3 3.5- 7.9
3rd Quartile 443 291 65.1 59.5-70.3 95 21.0 16.8-25.8 29 7.2 4.6-11.2 28 6.7 4.4-10.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 172 127 73.9 65.4-81.0 21 13.2 8.1-20.7 15 7.4 4.2-12.6 *** *** ***

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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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