2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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%)
North Carolina 3,180 1,222 41.2 39.1-43.2 1,958 58.8 56.8-60.9
Piedmont NC 1,724 568 37.6 34.9-40.4 1,156 62.4 59.6-65.1
GENDER
Male 771 293 43.3 39.3-47.4 478 56.7 52.6-60.7
Female 953 275 32.6 29.0-36.3 678 67.4 63.7-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 990 414 46.3 42.7-50.0 576 53.7 50.0-57.3
Non-Hispanic Black 342 100 32.3 26.7-38.5 242 67.7 61.5-73.3
Other 387 54 15.3 11.2-20.6 333 84.7 79.4-88.8
AGE
18-34 353 95 30.7 25.1-36.8 258 69.3 63.2-74.9
35-44 300 86 33.7 27.7-40.3 214 66.3 59.7-72.3
45-54 303 113 43.4 37.1-49.9 190 56.6 50.1-62.9
55-64 287 117 46.4 39.7-53.2 170 53.6 46.8-60.3
65-74 254 91 41.0 34.1-48.3 163 59.0 51.7-65.9
75+ 198 62 35.0 26.5-44.6 136 65.0 55.4-73.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 20 20.6 13.3-30.5 156 79.4 69.5-86.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 101 37.3 31.2-43.9 234 62.7 56.1-68.8
Some Post-H.S. 451 162 40.4 35.3-45.6 289 59.6 54.4-64.7
College Graduate 757 283 40.4 36.5-44.4 474 59.6 55.6-63.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 486 160 40.3 35.0-45.9 326 59.7 54.1-65.0
No 1,214 397 36.4 33.2-39.6 817 63.6 60.4-66.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 73 54.2 44.7-63.4 74 45.8 36.6-55.3
Non-Veteran 1,576 495 36.0 33.2-38.9 1,081 64.0 61.1-66.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,008 347 39.9 36.4-43.6 661 60.1 56.4-63.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 415 146 40.3 34.6-46.3 269 59.7 53.7-65.4
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 24 20.0 13.0-29.7 100 80.0 70.3-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 62 35.3 27.9-43.5 143 64.7 56.5-72.1
$50,000- 74,999 188 62 41.6 33.2-50.5 126 58.4 49.5-66.8
$75,000+ 635 285 47.9 43.5-52.3 350 52.1 47.7-56.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 418 96 26.5 21.5-32.2 322 73.5 67.8-78.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 152 45 37.2 28.1-47.3 107 62.8 52.7-71.9
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 912 377 46.0 42.3-49.8 535 54.0 50.2-57.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 418 96 26.5 21.5-32.2 322 73.5 67.8-78.5
HOUSING
Own 1,058 445 44.9 41.4-48.4 613 55.1 51.6-58.6
Rent 525 87 18.4 14.8-22.5 438 81.6 77.5-85.2
Other arrangement 129 35 24.9 17.2-34.5 94 75.1 65.5-82.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 975 240 26.8 23.6-30.1 735 73.2 69.9-76.4
Regional City or Suburban County 466 190 44.3 39.0-49.7 276 55.7 50.3-61.0
Rural 283 138 56.3 49.5-62.9 145 43.7 37.1-50.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 266 46.0 41.4-50.6 368 54.0 49.4-58.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,026 274 31.0 27.6-34.5 752 69.0 65.5-72.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 592 182 35.6 31.0-40.4 410 64.4 59.6-69.0
2nd Quartile 732 247 38.1 33.9-42.5 485 61.9 57.5-66.1
3rd Quartile 360 125 39.2 33.6-45.2 235 60.8 54.8-66.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

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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