2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By unlocked, we mean you do not need a key or
a combination or a hand/fingerprint to get the gun or to fire it. We don't count a safety as a lock.*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 477 229 44.8 39.6-50.1 248 55.2 49.9-60.4
-MALES 277 144 47.0 40.3-53.8 133 53.0 46.2-59.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 215 117 48.4 40.8-56.0 98 51.6 44.0-59.2
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 134 68 47.1 37.8-56.6 66 52.9 43.4-62.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 169 81 44.9 36.6-53.5 88 55.1 46.5-63.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 190 99 48.2 40.1-56.4 91 51.8 43.6-59.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 134 71 48.6 38.7-58.7 63 51.4 41.3-61.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 148 68 42.9 34.4-51.9 80 57.1 48.1-65.6
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 191 95 45.6 37.8-53.7 96 54.4 46.3-62.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded 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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