2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 850 136 16.7 13.7-20.1 221 29.0 25.2-33.1 410 45.8 41.6-50.0 83 8.6 6.4-11.3
GENDER
Male 350 63 18.5 14.0-24.0 92 27.3 22.1-33.1 162 45.9 39.7-52.3 33 8.3 5.3-12.8
Female 500 73 15.1 11.5-19.6 129 30.5 25.2-36.3 248 45.6 40.1-51.3 50 8.8 6.1-12.6
AGE
18-34 176 25 15.6 10.3-23.0 66 36.8 29.3-45.1 76 41.0 33.2-49.2 *** *** ***
35-44 116 22 17.7 11.1-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 166 36 22.4 15.5-31.3 42 27.1 19.3-36.7 73 43.3 34.3-52.8 15 7.1 4.0-12.5
55-64 171 27 15.6 10.1-23.4 48 26.9 19.7-35.5 78 48.3 38.9-57.8 18 9.2 5.3-15.6
65-74 146 18 10.6 6.2-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.1 6.6-18.2
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 19 19.1 11.1-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 264 41 14.4 9.9-20.4 62 25.2 19.1-32.4 134 51.7 44.2-59.2 27 8.7 5.6-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 261 42 16.5 11.6-22.8 77 32.9 26.1-40.6 122 44.3 37.1-51.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 227 34 18.8 13.0-26.3 63 31.0 24.2-38.8 114 44.7 37.2-52.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 25 19.6 11.8-30.7 20 19.8 12.2-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 155 27 18.5 12.1-27.2 33 25.3 17.6-34.9 77 48.9 39.4-58.4 18 7.4 4.4-12.3
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 21 18.0 11.1-27.7 33 33.7 24.1-44.9 49 39.0 29.2-49.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 20 17.4 10.7-27.0 *** *** *** 58 44.1 34.0-54.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 271 61 22.5 16.8-29.6 66 27.9 21.2-35.7 109 37.3 30.1-45.2 35 12.2 7.8-18.6
No 552 69 14.4 11.0-18.5 149 29.1 24.6-34.1 290 49.3 44.2-54.5 44 7.1 4.9-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 24 19.4 12.7-28.5 37 30.5 22.0-40.5 56 40.2 30.7-50.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 719 112 16.2 13.1-20.0 184 28.8 24.6-33.3 354 46.7 42.1-51.3 69 8.4 6.2-11.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 283 46 16.6 12.1-22.3 85 32.6 26.2-39.8 126 43.3 36.7-50.1 26 7.5 4.9-11.5
Regional City or Suburban County 177 30 16.6 11.0-24.4 50 30.0 22.6-38.6 81 43.3 34.8-52.1 *** *** ***
Rural 390 60 16.8 12.3-22.5 86 24.3 19.1-30.5 203 50.1 43.5-56.6 41 8.8 6.1-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 434 63 14.0 10.6-18.3 140 32.9 27.6-38.5 203 46.2 40.6-51.9 28 7.0 4.4-10.8
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 28 15.1 9.5-23.2 33 14.8 10.0-21.2 123 55.5 46.5-64.2 29 14.6 8.6-23.8
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.8 8.6-24.1
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** 20 23.1 14.4-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 32 21.8 15.0-30.6 33 23.5 16.2-32.8 72 45.6 36.4-55.1 20 9.1 5.3-15.1
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 47 14.8 10.7-20.2 99 32.4 26.2-39.2 162 43.1 36.8-49.6 33 9.8 6.4-14.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 224 36 15.7 10.4-23.1 50 23.2 16.7-31.3 112 51.5 42.4-60.5 26 9.6 5.9-15.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 55 17.5 13.1-23.0 93 26.7 21.6-32.6 167 45.6 39.4-52.0 36 10.2 6.5-15.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 45 16.2 11.7-22.2 78 33.8 27.2-41.2 131 43.5 36.8-50.4 21 6.5 4.0-10.3

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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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