2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Inadequate Sleep

On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period?

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-5 hrs. 6 hrs. 7-8 hrs. 9+ hrs.
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 523 11.9 10.7-13.1 1,058 23.5 22.0-25.1 2,700 57.3 55.5-59.1 366 7.3 6.4- 8.3
-Eastern NC 1,670 224 14.1 12.1-16.5 370 22.6 20.2-25.3 937 55.3 52.2-58.3 139 7.9 6.3- 9.9
GENDER
Male 779 119 16.6 13.5-20.2 167 22.2 18.8-26.0 423 53.0 48.6-57.5 70 8.2 5.9-11.3
Female 891 105 11.8 9.3-14.9 203 23.1 19.7-26.8 514 57.4 53.2-61.6 69 7.6 5.6-10.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,045 126 12.2 10.0-14.8 233 23.1 20.0-26.4 611 58.0 54.2-61.7 75 6.7 5.0- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 392 64 17.5 13.0-23.1 88 23.7 18.8-29.4 194 47.9 41.4-54.5 46 10.9 7.3-16.1
Other 235 35 17.5 11.2-26.1 49 17.8 12.8-24.2 132 56.9 48.3-65.0 19 7.9 4.5-13.4
AGE
18-34 336 57 17.2 13.0-22.5 90 25.2 20.4-30.7 171 49.6 43.4-55.9 18 8.0 4.5-13.6
35-44 220 38 16.7 11.7-23.3 55 24.7 18.5-32.1 115 52.8 45.0-60.4 *** *** ***
45-54 276 44 14.0 9.9-19.4 61 22.1 16.6-29.0 155 58.9 51.4-65.9 16 5.0 2.8- 8.6
55-64 305 39 12.3 8.3-17.8 77 24.0 18.8-30.2 167 57.9 50.8-64.8 22 5.7 3.5- 9.2
65-74 316 32 10.2 6.8-15.0 48 17.4 12.2-24.3 196 59.8 52.7-66.5 40 12.6 8.9-17.5
75+ 190 *** *** *** 36 17.4 11.3-25.9 108 55.8 45.7-65.5 31 15.0 9.9-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 25 17.9 11.3-27.2 44 22.0 15.6-29.9 89 49.2 40.0-58.4 20 11.0 6.5-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 76 13.9 10.7-17.8 98 21.9 17.6-26.9 251 53.7 48.1-59.3 53 10.5 7.4-14.7
Some Post-H.S. 498 74 14.6 11.1-19.0 113 23.7 19.4-28.6 272 54.8 49.3-60.3 39 6.8 4.3-10.7
College Graduate 517 50 12.0 8.6-16.7 115 22.3 18.3-27.0 324 61.0 55.6-66.1 28 4.7 3.0- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 42 23.6 16.4-32.6 35 21.5 14.8-30.1 72 46.4 36.7-56.4 18 8.6 5.0-14.3
$15,000- 24,999 276 38 14.0 9.6-20.0 55 22.0 16.5-28.8 155 55.6 48.3-62.7 28 8.4 5.4-12.8
$25,000- 34,999 172 26 17.1 11.2-25.1 50 26.9 19.7-35.6 83 47.0 38.0-56.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 32 15.0 10.2-21.6 54 31.6 24.0-40.3 111 48.5 40.3-56.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 25 15.0 9.7-22.4 46 19.6 14.1-26.6 136 57.5 48.9-65.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 33 12.5 8.0-19.0 68 24.1 18.5-30.7 190 56.1 49.1-62.9 20 7.4 4.4-11.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 115 20.7 16.6-25.5 131 24.0 19.7-28.9 254 43.7 38.4-49.3 69 11.6 8.6-15.5
No 1,064 104 11.2 9.0-14.0 233 22.3 19.4-25.5 659 60.0 56.3-63.7 68 6.4 4.6- 8.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 67 22.9 17.6-29.1 81 24.8 19.7-30.6 170 45.6 39.2-52.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,322 157 11.9 9.8-14.4 288 21.9 19.2-24.9 766 57.8 54.4-61.2 111 8.4 6.6-10.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 102 *** *** *** 22 21.3 13.9-31.2 64 62.9 52.1-72.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 393 72 19.4 15.1-24.6 99 25.0 20.4-30.3 196 47.9 42.1-53.8 26 7.7 4.4-13.2
Rural 1,177 145 12.5 10.2-15.3 249 21.7 18.7-24.9 677 57.7 53.9-61.4 106 8.1 6.4-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 825 100 13.4 10.7-16.6 219 26.0 22.5-29.8 472 55.4 51.1-59.6 34 5.3 3.4- 8.1
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 481 51 12.0 8.4-17.0 78 16.1 12.4-20.6 285 58.2 52.4-63.7 67 13.7 10.4-17.7
Unable to Work 188 43 23.0 16.2-31.6 35 19.9 13.1-29.1 84 46.3 37.1-55.8 26 10.8 7.0-16.4
Other not in Labor Force 97 15 12.5 7.1-21.3 19 17.2 10.5-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 26 15.8 10.0-24.3 30 25.3 17.2-35.5 69 55.2 45.0-65.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 256 38 14.5 10.2-20.4 59 23.1 17.5-29.9 126 50.2 42.8-57.6 33 12.2 8.3-17.5
151% to 200% 139 18 14.9 8.9-23.9 34 31.1 22.1-41.7 75 46.0 36.3-56.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 93 14.2 11.2-18.0 169 23.7 20.0-27.9 440 54.6 50.0-59.1 58 7.4 5.1-10.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 531 76 13.9 10.4-18.4 110 19.3 15.3-24.1 289 58.2 52.4-63.8 56 8.5 6.1-11.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 823 123 16.3 13.3-19.8 188 24.0 20.6-27.8 450 51.9 47.7-56.2 62 7.7 5.4-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 26 9.4 6.0-14.5 72 23.1 17.9-29.2 198 59.5 52.7-65.9 22 8.0 5.0-12.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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