2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 538 209 41.1 36.4-46.0 329 58.9 54.0-63.6
GENDER
Male 286 117 41.7 35.4-48.2 169 58.3 51.8-64.6
Female 252 92 40.4 33.4-47.8 160 59.6 52.2-66.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 391 152 41.1 35.6-46.8 239 58.9 53.2-64.4
Non-Hispanic Black 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 30 30.3 21.0-41.6 *** *** ***
35-44 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 105 37 37.9 28.3-48.7 68 62.1 51.3-71.7
55-64 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 62 40.4 32.3-49.0 91 59.6 51.0-67.7
College Graduate 269 95 38.0 31.8-44.6 174 62.0 55.4-68.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 154 62 39.8 31.1-49.3 92 60.2 50.7-68.9
No 375 143 41.2 35.7-46.9 232 58.8 53.1-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 465 175 40.5 35.4-45.8 290 59.5 54.2-64.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 333 123 39.4 33.6-45.5 210 60.6 54.5-66.4
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 137 58 47.1 37.4-57.1 79 52.9 42.9-62.6
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 277 108 41.7 35.4-48.3 169 58.3 51.7-64.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 363 143 42.1 36.5-47.9 220 57.9 52.1-63.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 427 174 42.9 37.6-48.3 253 57.1 51.7-62.4
Rent 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 229 71 33.7 27.1-41.1 158 66.3 58.9-72.9
Regional City or Suburban County 177 78 45.4 37.3-53.8 99 54.6 46.2-62.7
Rural 132 60 45.4 35.8-55.3 72 54.6 44.7-64.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 109 44.6 37.7-51.8 143 55.4 48.2-62.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 89 38.3 31.7-45.3 170 61.7 54.7-68.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 173 60 40.1 31.8-48.9 113 59.9 51.1-68.2
2nd Quartile 235 98 42.9 35.7-50.4 137 57.1 49.6-64.3
3rd Quartile 117 45 39.9 30.7-49.9 72 60.1 50.1-69.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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