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
-Non-Hispanic White 368 186 45.4 39.4-51.5 182 54.6 48.5-60.6
GENDER
Male 215 117 48.4 40.8-56.0 98 51.6 44.0-59.2
Female 153 69 41.2 32.0-51.0 84 58.8 49.0-68.0
AGE
18-34 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 114 63 54.8 44.5-64.7 51 45.2 35.3-55.5
College Graduate 151 81 49.5 40.4-58.6 70 50.5 41.4-59.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 156 79 47.6 39.0-56.4 77 52.4 43.6-61.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 230 112 43.7 36.6-51.2 118 56.3 48.8-63.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 296 147 45.3 38.7-52.1 149 54.7 47.9-61.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 123 60 41.7 32.2-51.8 63 58.3 48.2-67.8
Rural 196 104 49.3 40.7-58.0 92 50.7 42.0-59.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 178 84 42.9 34.9-51.3 94 57.1 48.7-65.1
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 226 111 44.7 37.4-52.1 115 55.3 47.9-62.6
HOUSING
Own 314 165 47.0 40.6-53.5 149 53.0 46.5-59.4
Rent 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 79 43.0 34.1-52.4 77 57.0 47.6-65.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 58 44.1 34.2-54.5 63 55.9 45.5-65.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 122 61 43.2 33.1-53.9 61 56.8 46.1-66.9
3rd Quartile 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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