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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,359 751 52.3 49.2-55.4 331 25.9 23.2-28.8 133 11.5 9.6-13.8 144 10.2 8.5-12.2
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,746 1,651 57.6 55.4-59.8 642 24.1 22.2-26.1 238 10.1 8.7-11.7 215 8.1 7.0- 9.5
No 329 285 81.8 75.2-87.0 24 9.7 6.0-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 787 503 62.7 58.5-66.7 178 23.4 20.0-27.2 53 7.0 5.2- 9.5 53 6.9 5.0- 9.3
Overweight 971 590 56.7 52.9-60.5 210 22.0 19.0-25.3 93 12.6 10.0-15.8 78 8.7 6.7-11.0
Obese 1,058 619 55.2 51.6-58.8 255 26.1 23.0-29.4 96 10.1 8.1-12.6 88 8.6 6.8-10.9
Current Smoker
Yes 332 203 57.0 50.3-63.4 59 18.5 13.9-24.3 38 14.5 10.1-20.5 32 9.9 6.8-14.3
No 2,754 1,743 60.6 58.4-62.8 606 23.0 21.2-25.0 209 8.9 7.6-10.4 196 7.4 6.3- 8.7
History of CVD**
Yes 348 225 61.2 54.4-67.5 68 20.5 15.6-26.4 23 9.4 5.7-15.1 32 8.9 6.0-13.0
No 2,731 1,717 60.1 57.8-62.2 599 23.0 21.2-25.0 224 9.5 8.2-11.0 191 7.4 6.3- 8.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 350 206 55.8 49.7-61.8 80 22.1 17.6-27.3 34 14.5 10.2-20.1 30 7.6 5.2-11.0
No 2,674 1,699 60.8 58.5-63.0 574 22.7 20.8-24.7 209 8.9 7.6-10.4 192 7.6 6.5- 8.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 121 *** *** *** 33 24.1 16.9-33.3 15 18.4 11.0-29.3 *** *** ***
No 2,909 1,848 60.7 58.5-62.8 624 22.6 20.9-24.5 229 9.3 8.0-10.7 208 7.4 6.4- 8.6
COPD
Yes 232 138 53.4 45.4-61.3 42 21.4 15.2-29.4 26 14.5 9.4-21.6 26 10.7 6.6-16.9
No 2,864 1,813 60.8 58.6-62.9 627 22.7 20.9-24.6 221 9.0 7.8-10.5 203 7.5 6.4- 8.7
Current Asthma
Yes 301 200 67.1 60.7-73.0 61 19.5 14.9-25.1 19 5.9 3.6- 9.7 21 7.4 4.6-11.8
No 2,787 1,744 59.3 57.1-61.5 608 23.0 21.2-25.0 227 9.9 8.5-11.4 208 7.8 6.7- 9.1
Diabetes
Yes 452 271 55.2 49.5-60.9 97 23.7 19.1-29.0 42 11.8 8.1-16.8 42 9.3 6.7-12.8
No 2,652 1,686 61.0 58.8-63.3 573 22.4 20.5-24.4 206 9.1 7.8-10.6 187 7.4 6.3- 8.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,000 621 58.3 54.4-62.1 213 23.9 20.6-27.4 78 8.8 6.7-11.5 88 9.1 7.1-11.5
No 2,070 1,315 61.1 58.6-63.6 451 22.2 20.2-24.4 165 9.6 8.1-11.3 139 7.1 5.9- 8.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,026 608 55.8 52.0-59.5 223 23.4 20.3-26.9 95 11.1 8.7-14.0 100 9.7 7.7-12.1
No 2,079 1,350 62.2 59.7-64.7 447 22.2 20.1-24.4 153 8.8 7.4-10.4 129 6.8 5.6- 8.2

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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.

^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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