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
-MALES 2,173 265 12.8 11.1-14.8 502 24.0 21.8-26.3 1,234 56.2 53.5-58.8 172 6.9 5.7- 8.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,463 154 10.9 9.0-13.2 329 23.3 20.7-26.2 863 59.0 55.8-62.1 117 6.8 5.4- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 328 41 13.2 9.2-18.8 75 21.9 17.0-27.8 193 59.5 52.8-65.8 19 5.4 3.2- 9.0
AGE
18-34 520 73 15.0 11.6-19.1 133 25.1 21.1-29.6 283 53.0 48.0-57.9 31 6.9 4.7-10.2
35-44 277 40 14.9 10.3-21.1 74 25.6 19.9-32.1 150 54.7 47.6-61.6 13 4.9 2.5- 9.3
45-54 367 60 12.9 9.4-17.4 97 28.9 23.3-35.3 194 53.9 47.5-60.2 16 4.2 2.4- 7.3
55-64 368 52 14.5 10.5-19.6 82 21.0 16.5-26.3 210 58.4 52.0-64.5 24 6.1 3.6-10.2
65-74 388 28 6.9 4.6-10.2 81 23.7 18.5-30.0 237 60.9 54.4-67.0 42 8.5 5.7-12.4
75+ 224 12 6.8 3.5-12.7 32 13.5 8.5-20.8 136 62.6 54.1-70.5 44 17.1 12.0-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 33 16.1 11.0-22.9 47 17.4 12.2-24.2 146 57.7 49.9-65.2 23 8.8 5.5-13.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 582 81 12.3 9.4-15.9 142 25.8 21.7-30.4 307 55.0 50.0-59.9 52 6.9 5.0- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 575 84 14.7 11.4-18.8 137 25.3 21.2-29.8 308 52.4 47.4-57.4 46 7.6 5.2-11.1
College Graduate 761 67 9.6 7.3-12.6 176 24.2 20.7-28.1 468 61.0 56.8-65.2 50 5.1 3.6- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 38 22.3 15.4-31.3 31 17.4 11.5-25.5 77 51.7 42.3-60.9 18 8.6 5.0-14.3
$15,000- 24,999 292 42 13.1 9.1-18.4 63 23.7 18.2-30.4 160 56.2 49.1-63.0 27 7.0 4.4-11.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 19 11.0 6.8-17.4 50 28.5 21.1-37.3 91 47.7 39.0-56.5 19 12.8 7.8-20.3
$35,000- 49,999 254 44 17.9 12.9-24.4 65 29.3 22.7-36.9 125 45.3 37.8-53.0 20 7.5 4.5-12.2
$50,000- 74,999 322 29 12.8 8.3-19.2 63 19.6 14.8-25.4 209 62.2 55.0-68.9 21 5.4 2.5-11.3
$75,000+ 598 55 11.1 8.1-15.1 155 26.2 22.2-30.7 351 56.7 51.8-61.6 37 5.9 4.0- 8.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 126 21.5 17.6-26.0 125 22.0 18.0-26.5 295 46.8 41.9-51.9 72 9.7 7.3-12.7
No 1,482 131 9.9 8.0-12.0 358 24.5 21.9-27.3 899 59.6 56.4-62.7 94 6.1 4.7- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 608 92 17.2 13.7-21.3 146 25.0 21.0-29.6 308 49.8 44.8-54.8 62 8.0 5.5-11.4
Non-Veteran 1,560 173 11.6 9.7-13.9 352 23.4 20.9-26.2 925 58.3 55.2-61.3 110 6.7 5.3- 8.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 592 59 10.4 7.9-13.7 137 23.1 19.5-27.3 345 59.3 54.6-63.7 51 7.2 5.2- 9.9
Regional City or Suburban County 542 75 14.8 11.4-19.0 131 26.1 21.8-31.0 299 52.0 46.8-57.1 37 7.1 4.8-10.5
Rural 1,039 131 13.5 10.9-16.6 234 23.2 20.0-26.8 590 56.7 52.6-60.6 84 6.6 5.0- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,284 146 12.0 9.9-14.4 333 25.5 22.7-28.5 745 57.0 53.6-60.2 60 5.5 4.1- 7.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 560 42 8.5 6.0-11.9 98 17.9 14.0-22.4 342 62.3 57.0-67.3 78 11.4 8.6-14.8
Unable to Work 165 49 29.2 21.2-38.6 32 20.4 13.5-29.6 64 40.0 30.5-50.4 20 10.4 6.1-17.2
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 25 18.6 11.9-28.0 32 22.4 15.2-31.8 77 57.2 47.2-66.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 268 45 14.3 10.0-20.0 65 25.0 18.9-32.2 131 52.6 45.1-59.9 27 8.2 5.2-12.7
151% to 200% 140 22 19.0 12.2-28.4 31 25.5 17.8-35.0 68 39.6 30.9-49.2 19 15.9 9.7-25.0
More than 200% 1,184 122 12.3 9.9-15.1 286 24.9 22.0-28.0 691 56.1 52.5-59.6 85 6.7 5.1- 8.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 418 55 11.7 8.3-16.2 92 21.9 17.2-27.6 228 56.6 50.0-63.0 43 9.8 6.3-14.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 896 131 16.6 13.7-20.0 223 25.6 22.3-29.2 478 51.9 47.8-55.9 64 5.9 4.3- 8.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 859 79 9.5 7.3-12.3 187 23.1 19.8-26.8 528 60.3 56.2-64.2 65 7.1 5.4- 9.4

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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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