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
-MALES 609 278 45.7 41.1-50.4 331 54.3 49.6-58.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 473 215 44.8 39.7-50.0 258 55.2 50.0-60.3
Non-Hispanic Black 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 118 51 41.9 32.3-52.3 67 58.1 47.7-67.7
65-74 127 65 51.8 41.6-61.8 62 48.2 38.2-58.4
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 145 74 50.5 41.5-59.5 71 49.5 40.5-58.5
Some Post-H.S. 176 85 46.2 38.2-54.4 91 53.8 45.6-61.8
College Graduate 255 104 40.4 33.7-47.5 151 59.6 52.5-66.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 292 134 46.3 39.9-52.8 158 53.7 47.2-60.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 212 104 43.3 35.7-51.3 108 56.7 48.7-64.3
No 388 169 46.1 40.4-51.8 219 53.9 48.2-59.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 164 87 51.0 42.2-59.8 77 49.0 40.2-57.8
Non-Veteran 445 191 43.9 38.6-49.4 254 56.1 50.6-61.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 49 35.9 27.4-45.4 88 64.1 54.6-72.6
Regional City or Suburban County 196 95 48.2 40.3-56.1 101 51.8 43.9-59.7
Rural 276 134 48.6 41.6-55.7 142 51.4 44.3-58.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 345 148 44.1 38.3-50.1 197 55.9 49.9-61.7
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 90 46.7 38.3-55.3 98 53.3 44.7-61.7
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 409 192 47.6 42.1-53.1 217 52.4 46.9-57.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 76 49.1 39.9-58.4 72 50.9 41.6-60.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 106 46.6 39.2-54.1 123 53.4 45.9-60.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 232 96 42.2 35.0-49.8 136 57.8 50.2-65.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 210 86 43.9 35.9-52.1 124 56.1 47.9-64.1
2nd Quartile 186 89 45.2 37.2-53.4 97 54.8 46.6-62.8
3rd Quartile 155 78 50.5 41.7-59.3 77 49.5 40.7-58.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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