2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Inadequate Sleep

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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
-FEMALES 2,474 258 10.9 9.5-12.6 556 23.1 21.0-25.3 1,466 58.3 55.8-60.8 194 7.6 6.4- 9.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,638 152 10.0 8.3-12.1 351 20.8 18.4-23.3 1,018 62.1 59.1-65.1 117 7.1 5.6- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 300 29 7.9 5.1-12.3 66 22.8 17.2-29.4 180 61.0 53.8-67.7 25 8.3 5.0-13.4
AGE
18-34 476 44 10.2 7.3-14.0 127 27.2 22.8-32.0 277 55.3 50.1-60.5 28 7.3 4.9-10.9
35-44 330 45 12.3 8.7-17.0 80 25.3 19.5-32.1 190 58.2 51.5-64.7 15 4.3 2.4- 7.4
45-54 391 53 15.0 11.1-20.1 93 22.9 18.1-28.5 221 56.5 50.4-62.5 24 5.6 3.4- 8.9
55-64 456 53 13.0 9.4-17.7 107 21.8 17.6-26.6 262 58.0 52.2-63.5 34 7.3 4.8-10.9
65-74 465 40 7.3 5.1-10.4 82 18.3 13.5-24.4 294 64.8 58.5-70.6 49 9.6 6.9-13.1
75+ 297 18 6.3 3.1-12.3 56 17.3 12.4-23.7 182 59.0 50.8-66.8 41 17.4 11.5-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 244 36 15.5 10.5-22.2 52 20.1 14.4-27.3 126 52.5 44.3-60.6 30 11.9 7.5-18.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 580 75 12.4 9.4-16.2 118 19.3 15.6-23.6 322 56.7 51.6-61.7 65 11.6 8.7-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 746 90 11.5 9.0-14.6 190 28.2 24.2-32.7 417 54.8 50.2-59.3 49 5.5 3.8- 7.9
College Graduate 901 57 7.0 5.2- 9.5 196 21.8 18.7-25.2 598 66.3 62.5-70.0 50 4.9 3.5- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 255 54 20.4 14.8-27.4 51 18.9 13.1-26.4 122 49.2 41.3-57.2 28 11.6 6.9-18.7
$15,000- 24,999 391 50 14.6 10.7-19.7 81 21.3 16.6-26.9 220 54.5 48.0-60.8 40 9.6 6.5-14.0
$25,000- 34,999 230 32 20.2 13.3-29.3 54 18.6 13.3-25.5 129 54.1 45.5-62.5 15 7.1 3.9-12.8
$35,000- 49,999 292 27 7.5 4.9-11.5 77 28.8 22.7-35.8 172 59.2 52.1-65.9 16 4.5 2.5- 8.1
$50,000- 74,999 297 21 8.0 5.0-12.7 75 27.4 21.2-34.5 180 57.2 50.1-64.1 21 7.4 4.5-11.9
$75,000+ 502 32 6.7 4.5-10.0 113 24.7 20.0-29.9 334 64.4 59.0-69.5 23 4.2 2.6- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 802 133 17.6 14.4-21.4 214 27.3 23.5-31.5 376 44.7 40.2-49.4 79 10.3 7.7-13.7
No 1,614 117 8.0 6.4- 9.9 330 21.1 18.6-23.9 1,056 64.3 61.3-67.2 111 6.6 5.2- 8.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,385 243 10.6 9.1-12.3 533 23.0 20.8-25.3 1,421 58.6 56.1-61.2 188 7.8 6.5- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 657 60 10.1 7.6-13.3 159 25.9 22.0-30.3 400 58.6 54.0-63.1 38 5.4 3.7- 7.8
Regional City or Suburban County 580 67 12.1 9.2-15.8 129 22.9 18.9-27.5 339 57.1 52.0-62.0 45 7.9 5.5-11.4
Rural 1,237 131 10.9 8.7-13.5 268 20.8 18.0-23.9 727 59.0 55.3-62.6 111 9.4 7.4-11.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,116 99 9.6 7.6-12.0 295 27.3 24.1-30.7 680 59.1 55.5-62.6 42 4.0 2.9- 5.6
Unemployed 90 14 14.9 8.3-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 732 62 8.1 5.9-11.2 131 17.3 13.8-21.5 453 62.6 57.6-67.4 86 11.9 9.0-15.7
Unable to Work 245 58 28.3 21.3-36.6 49 20.2 14.4-27.6 100 39.5 31.8-47.9 38 11.9 8.2-17.0
Other not in Labor Force 268 24 8.3 5.1-13.2 52 18.3 13.6-24.3 171 62.5 55.3-69.2 21 10.9 6.7-17.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 90 *** *** *** 20 19.7 12.0-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 30 13.4 8.5-20.6 48 25.3 18.0-34.3 104 49.2 40.1-58.4 20 12.1 7.2-19.4
101% to 150% 362 58 20.1 15.1-26.2 77 19.9 15.4-25.3 189 52.3 45.9-58.6 38 7.7 5.3-11.1
151% to 200% 175 11 7.4 3.4-15.4 39 21.2 14.4-30.2 110 61.5 51.6-70.6 15 9.8 5.2-17.9
More than 200% 1,109 88 8.0 6.2-10.2 263 25.4 22.2-29.0 695 61.4 57.7-64.9 63 5.2 3.9- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 480 53 11.9 8.3-16.7 107 18.6 14.5-23.4 277 62.6 56.6-68.2 43 7.0 4.9-10.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,035 125 11.8 9.6-14.5 239 23.9 20.8-27.3 577 54.7 50.8-58.5 94 9.6 7.4-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 959 80 9.9 7.7-12.6 210 23.5 20.2-27.1 612 60.8 56.9-64.6 57 5.9 4.4- 7.9

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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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