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%)
North Carolina 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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,951 1,064 51.5 48.9-54.2 519 27.8 25.5-30.3 182 11.3 9.6-13.3 186 9.4 8.0-11.0
GENDER
Male 856 383 41.8 38.1-45.7 258 32.1 28.5-35.9 98 13.5 10.9-16.5 117 12.6 10.3-15.3
Female 1,095 681 59.9 56.3-63.4 261 24.1 21.2-27.3 84 9.4 7.2-12.1 69 6.6 5.0- 8.6
AGE
18-34 258 158 57.8 50.9-64.4 63 27.1 21.3-33.8 24 10.7 7.1-15.9 13 4.4 2.4- 7.8
35-44 244 136 52.7 45.8-59.6 73 29.0 23.3-35.4 19 9.6 5.8-15.4 16 8.7 5.2-14.2
45-54 289 136 44.6 38.3-51.0 93 32.4 26.6-38.7 37 13.7 9.7-18.9 23 9.4 6.1-14.0
55-64 374 174 41.2 35.6-46.9 115 32.8 27.4-38.6 39 13.1 9.3-18.3 46 12.9 9.5-17.4
65-74 395 205 50.8 45.0-56.6 103 26.4 21.6-31.7 38 11.6 8.1-16.4 49 11.2 8.2-15.1
75+ 374 242 62.0 54.7-68.9 68 18.3 13.6-24.3 25 9.1 5.0-15.9 39 10.6 7.0-15.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 191 48.6 42.5-54.7 81 24.6 19.7-30.2 55 18.3 13.8-24.0 33 8.5 5.8-12.4
Some Post-H.S. 539 276 49.3 44.5-54.2 149 29.4 25.2-34.0 51 9.6 7.1-12.9 63 11.7 9.0-15.0
College Graduate 963 544 55.0 51.4-58.5 268 29.1 25.9-32.5 70 8.0 6.2-10.4 81 7.9 6.2-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** 31 24.0 16.1-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 114 51.6 43.2-59.9 49 26.8 20.0-34.9 23 14.7 9.2-22.9 20 6.8 4.1-11.2
$50,000- 74,999 242 127 48.1 40.6-55.6 66 30.1 23.5-37.6 30 14.7 9.8-21.5 19 7.1 4.2-11.7
$75,000+ 803 390 46.9 43.0-50.8 257 32.1 28.5-35.9 77 11.0 8.7-14.0 79 10.0 7.9-12.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 675 366 50.6 45.8-55.3 177 29.7 25.5-34.3 60 9.9 7.2-13.5 72 9.8 7.5-12.8
No 1,252 685 52.2 48.9-55.4 337 27.0 24.3-29.9 118 11.7 9.6-14.2 112 9.1 7.4-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 236 99 39.4 32.3-47.0 65 30.6 24.0-38.2 33 16.3 11.3-22.9 39 13.7 9.6-19.1
Non-Veteran 1,712 962 53.1 50.2-55.9 454 27.5 25.1-30.1 149 10.6 8.8-12.7 147 8.8 7.3-10.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 526 351 64.6 59.8-69.1 126 25.6 21.6-30.1 27 5.9 3.9- 8.8 22 3.9 2.5- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 598 336 52.9 48.0-57.6 139 25.0 21.1-29.4 63 12.9 9.9-16.7 60 9.2 6.9-12.2
Rural 827 377 41.1 37.1-45.3 254 31.8 28.0-35.8 92 13.7 10.8-17.4 104 13.4 10.8-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 945 484 48.7 45.0-52.3 283 30.7 27.4-34.2 94 11.8 9.4-14.6 84 8.8 7.0-11.1
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 728 423 54.6 49.9-59.2 165 23.5 19.9-27.6 61 11.1 8.1-15.0 79 10.8 8.4-13.9
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** 28 23.9 16.0-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 176 99 54.6 45.6-63.4 40 22.2 15.7-30.4 27 18.0 11.7-26.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,169 594 47.9 44.6-51.2 349 31.4 28.4-34.6 115 11.5 9.4-13.9 111 9.2 7.5-11.3
HOUSING
Own 1,493 732 46.8 43.9-49.8 447 30.2 27.5-33.0 149 12.2 10.1-14.5 165 10.8 9.1-12.7
Rent 336 246 72.3 66.0-77.7 51 16.8 12.3-22.4 26 8.1 5.2-12.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 357 166 43.7 37.7-49.9 100 31.0 25.5-37.1 42 12.1 8.4-17.0 49 13.2 9.8-17.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 725 351 46.2 41.7-50.8 218 29.3 25.5-33.5 77 13.9 10.8-17.8 79 10.5 8.2-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 547 59.5 55.6-63.3 201 25.2 21.9-28.8 63 8.6 6.5-11.1 58 6.8 5.0- 9.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 764 452 56.1 51.9-60.3 197 26.1 22.6-30.0 61 10.0 7.5-13.1 54 7.8 5.7-10.6
2nd Quartile 584 302 50.2 45.3-55.1 160 28.4 24.3-32.9 61 12.2 9.0-16.2 61 9.3 7.0-12.2
3rd Quartile 476 247 49.6 44.3-55.0 128 28.2 23.6-33.3 46 11.1 8.0-15.2 55 11.1 8.3-14.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 127 63 41.1 31.6-51.3 34 32.9 23.5-43.9 14 14.3 8.0-24.4 16 11.6 6.8-19.2

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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.

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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