2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Firearm Safety

The next questions are about safety and firearms. Some people keep guns for recreational purposes such as hunting or sport shooting.
People also keep guns in the home for protection. Please include weapons such as pistols, shotguns, and rifles: but not BB guns or guns that cannot fire.
Include those kept in a garage, outdoor storage area, or motor vehicle.

Are any firearms kept in or around your home?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,180 1,222 41.2 39.1-43.2 1,958 58.8 56.8-60.9
GENDER
Male 1,376 625 48.3 45.3-51.4 751 51.7 48.6-54.7
Female 1,804 597 35.0 32.3-37.7 1,207 65.0 62.3-67.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,819 1,168 43.8 41.6-46.0 1,651 56.2 54.0-58.4
No 331 46 18.7 13.6-25.3 285 81.3 74.7-86.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 807 304 38.9 34.9-43.1 503 61.1 56.9-65.1
Overweight 999 409 44.8 41.1-48.6 590 55.2 51.4-58.9
Obese 1,079 460 45.7 42.1-49.3 619 54.3 50.7-57.9
Current Smoker
Yes 338 135 43.9 37.5-50.6 203 56.1 49.4-62.5
No 2,822 1,079 40.8 38.6-43.0 1,743 59.2 57.0-61.4
History of CVD**
Yes 356 131 39.9 33.6-46.6 225 60.1 53.4-66.4
No 2,798 1,081 41.4 39.2-43.6 1,717 58.6 56.4-60.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 362 156 46.1 40.2-52.2 206 53.9 47.8-59.8
No 2,736 1,037 40.5 38.3-42.8 1,699 59.5 57.2-61.7
Heavy Drinker
Yes 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,978 1,130 40.7 38.5-42.8 1,848 59.3 57.2-61.5
COPD
Yes 239 101 48.4 40.7-56.3 138 51.6 43.7-59.3
No 2,932 1,119 40.6 38.4-42.7 1,813 59.4 57.3-61.6
Current Asthma
Yes 312 112 34.9 29.0-41.3 200 65.1 58.7-71.0
No 2,851 1,107 42.0 39.8-44.2 1,744 58.0 55.8-60.2
Diabetes
Yes 465 194 46.0 40.4-51.6 271 54.0 48.4-59.6
No 2,714 1,028 40.4 38.1-42.6 1,686 59.6 57.4-61.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,023 402 43.1 39.3-47.0 621 56.9 53.0-60.7
No 2,119 804 40.2 37.7-42.7 1,315 59.8 57.3-62.3
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,055 447 45.6 41.9-49.3 608 54.4 50.7-58.1
No 2,125 775 39.2 36.7-41.7 1,350 60.8 58.3-63.3

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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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