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%)
North Carolina 1,152 482 43.4 40.1-46.9 670 56.6 53.1-59.9
-FEMALES 543 204 40.6 35.6-45.8 339 59.4 54.2-64.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 417 156 40.2 34.5-46.2 261 59.8 53.8-65.5
Non-Hispanic Black 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 63 37.6 29.5-46.4 104 62.4 53.6-70.5
College Graduate 267 90 36.1 29.8-42.9 177 63.9 57.1-70.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 232 73 35.9 29.1-43.3 159 64.1 56.7-70.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 65 43.1 33.8-53.0 105 56.9 47.0-66.2
No 369 137 39.1 33.3-45.3 232 60.9 54.7-66.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 522 196 41.1 36.0-46.4 326 58.9 53.6-64.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 118 31 30.0 21.3-40.4 87 70.0 59.6-78.7
Regional City or Suburban County 148 64 45.0 35.7-54.6 84 55.0 45.4-64.3
Rural 277 109 42.8 35.5-50.5 168 57.2 49.5-64.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 286 101 39.0 32.4-46.0 185 61.0 54.0-67.6
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 74 49.2 39.5-59.0 94 50.8 41.0-60.5
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 322 111 37.3 31.2-43.8 211 62.7 56.2-68.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 53 38.7 29.4-48.9 71 61.3 51.1-70.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 89 45.1 37.1-53.4 143 54.9 46.6-62.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 187 62 35.8 28.1-44.4 125 64.2 55.6-71.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 52 35.4 26.9-45.0 115 64.6 55.0-73.1
2nd Quartile 177 69 43.0 34.2-52.2 108 57.0 47.8-65.8
3rd Quartile 153 58 40.1 31.0-49.9 95 59.9 50.1-69.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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