2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 270 111 45.1 37.6-52.8 159 54.9 47.2-62.4
GENDER
Male 136 66 52.2 42.3-61.9 70 47.8 38.1-57.7
Female 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 247 101 43.6 35.9-51.6 146 56.4 48.4-64.1
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 107 36 28.5 19.9-38.9 71 71.5 61.1-80.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 155 58 44.0 34.1-54.3 97 56.0 45.7-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 237 94 44.0 36.1-52.3 143 56.0 47.7-63.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 147 58 43.1 33.3-53.4 89 56.9 46.6-66.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 234 95 47.5 39.7-55.5 139 52.5 44.5-60.3
Rent 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 216 86 44.2 35.8-52.9 130 55.8 47.1-64.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 67 45.8 36.3-55.7 102 54.2 44.3-63.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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