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
-Non-Hispanic White 890 371 42.8 38.9-46.7 519 57.2 53.3-61.1
GENDER
Male 473 215 44.8 39.7-50.0 258 55.2 50.0-60.3
Female 417 156 40.2 34.5-46.2 261 59.8 53.8-65.5
AGE
18-34 100 37 35.8 26.3-46.5 63 64.2 53.5-73.7
35-44 109 36 39.0 29.1-49.9 73 61.0 50.1-70.9
45-54 154 61 41.7 33.3-50.5 93 58.3 49.5-66.7
55-64 200 85 44.3 36.5-52.4 115 55.7 47.6-63.5
65-74 190 87 46.4 38.2-54.8 103 53.6 45.2-61.8
75+ 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 89 52.6 43.9-61.2 81 47.4 38.8-56.1
Some Post-H.S. 264 115 42.1 35.6-48.8 149 57.9 51.2-64.4
College Graduate 420 152 35.4 30.4-40.8 268 64.6 59.2-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 413 156 39.6 34.4-45.1 257 60.4 54.9-65.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 311 134 40.3 33.8-47.2 177 59.7 52.8-66.2
No 568 231 43.6 38.9-48.4 337 56.4 51.6-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 72 49.4 39.8-59.1 65 50.6 40.9-60.2
Non-Veteran 753 299 41.6 37.4-45.9 454 58.4 54.1-62.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 175 49 27.6 20.9-35.5 126 72.4 64.5-79.1
Regional City or Suburban County 263 124 47.3 40.4-54.3 139 52.7 45.7-59.6
Rural 452 198 46.1 40.5-51.9 254 53.9 48.1-59.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 462 179 40.2 35.1-45.5 283 59.8 54.5-64.9
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 141 48.6 41.6-55.7 165 51.4 44.3-58.4
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 576 227 39.9 35.4-44.7 349 60.1 55.3-64.6
HOUSING
Own 762 315 43.3 39.2-47.5 447 56.7 52.5-60.8
Rent 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 91 45.0 36.9-53.3 100 55.0 46.7-63.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 376 158 45.5 39.5-51.7 218 54.5 48.3-60.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 122 38.2 32.2-44.5 201 61.8 55.5-67.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 116 40.6 34.2-47.4 197 59.4 52.6-65.8
2nd Quartile 283 123 43.4 36.6-50.4 160 56.6 49.6-63.4
3rd Quartile 230 102 44.1 36.8-51.7 128 55.9 48.3-63.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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