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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,101 306 10.5 9.1-11.9 680 22.0 20.2-23.9 1,881 60.6 58.4-62.8 234 6.9 5.9- 8.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 580 64 12.1 9.2-15.7 135 22.9 19.2-27.0 351 58.6 53.8-63.2 30 6.5 4.4- 9.5
35-44 355 53 14.2 10.1-19.4 90 24.7 19.7-30.6 199 56.7 50.4-62.9 *** *** ***
45-54 477 63 11.6 8.6-15.4 124 25.5 21.0-30.6 267 58.3 52.8-63.6 23 4.6 2.8- 7.4
55-64 568 60 11.6 8.6-15.6 120 19.6 16.0-23.7 354 62.5 57.5-67.3 34 6.3 4.1- 9.6
65-74 648 43 6.2 4.5- 8.6 130 20.6 16.5-25.4 409 64.4 59.2-69.2 66 8.8 6.5-11.7
75+ 434 22 4.6 2.7- 7.7 75 16.8 12.6-22.1 269 63.8 57.5-69.6 68 14.8 11.0-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 35 19.1 13.1-26.9 45 18.8 12.8-26.7 104 54.4 45.5-63.1 21 7.7 4.6-12.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 721 93 12.6 9.9-15.9 161 22.5 18.9-26.4 395 55.7 51.2-60.2 72 9.2 7.0-12.0
Some Post-H.S. 907 105 10.7 8.5-13.4 210 24.4 21.1-28.0 527 58.1 54.1-62.0 65 6.8 4.9- 9.3
College Graduate 1,267 75 5.9 4.6- 7.6 265 20.0 17.5-22.8 851 69.0 66.0-72.0 76 5.0 3.8- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 52 23.4 17.2-31.2 51 19.0 13.0-27.1 107 48.3 40.2-56.5 24 9.2 5.7-14.5
$15,000- 24,999 360 51 15.1 11.1-20.4 83 24.5 19.2-30.6 187 51.2 44.5-57.8 39 9.2 6.2-13.5
$25,000- 34,999 260 32 15.9 10.3-23.6 66 22.7 17.0-29.6 139 52.0 44.2-59.6 23 9.5 5.8-15.0
$35,000- 49,999 373 38 9.8 6.7-14.0 87 26.2 20.9-32.4 225 58.4 52.0-64.5 23 5.6 3.5- 9.0
$50,000- 74,999 462 35 10.3 6.9-15.0 90 18.1 14.3-22.8 308 66.6 61.0-71.8 29 4.9 2.9- 8.2
$75,000+ 885 56 6.6 4.8- 9.1 203 23.7 20.4-27.3 576 64.3 60.3-68.1 50 5.4 3.8- 7.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 959 156 17.3 14.4-20.7 238 25.5 22.1-29.2 463 47.3 43.2-51.5 102 9.9 7.7-12.6
No 2,075 143 7.6 6.2- 9.3 429 20.7 18.6-23.0 1,375 65.9 63.2-68.4 128 5.9 4.7- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 65 14.7 11.3-18.9 112 22.8 18.5-27.8 269 55.1 49.6-60.5 52 7.3 5.2-10.3
Non-Veteran 2,603 242 9.9 8.5-11.5 566 21.7 19.8-23.8 1,612 61.5 59.1-63.8 183 6.9 5.8- 8.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 713 54 8.2 6.1-11.0 153 21.7 18.4-25.4 459 63.9 59.7-68.0 47 6.1 4.3- 8.6
Regional City or Suburban County 800 90 12.0 9.4-15.1 170 22.2 18.8-26.1 481 58.6 54.3-62.8 59 7.2 5.3- 9.6
Rural 1,592 164 10.9 9.0-13.2 358 22.0 19.5-24.7 941 59.7 56.5-62.8 129 7.4 5.9- 9.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,548 143 10.0 8.2-12.1 384 24.7 22.2-27.4 962 61.0 58.0-63.9 59 4.3 3.2- 5.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,010 68 6.7 5.0- 8.9 180 18.0 14.9-21.5 636 64.4 60.3-68.2 126 11.0 8.8-13.5
Unable to Work 240 62 27.3 20.6-35.4 55 21.6 15.9-28.8 95 41.2 33.1-49.7 28 9.8 6.4-14.8
Other not in Labor Force 207 19 8.5 4.9-14.4 34 13.5 9.3-19.3 140 68.3 60.3-75.4 14 9.6 5.3-16.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 27 17.4 11.1-26.0 44 30.5 21.5-41.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 352 55 17.6 12.9-23.7 90 23.3 18.3-29.1 172 52.0 45.5-58.4 35 7.1 4.8-10.4
151% to 200% 219 21 12.2 7.4-19.7 44 20.8 14.8-28.5 127 53.1 44.6-61.4 27 13.8 8.8-20.9
More than 200% 1,754 135 8.4 6.8-10.3 388 22.5 20.2-25.0 1,124 63.6 60.7-66.4 107 5.5 4.3- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 537 53 9.8 6.9-13.7 122 20.9 16.8-25.7 313 60.7 54.9-66.2 49 8.6 5.7-12.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,318 161 12.7 10.6-15.2 302 23.5 20.8-26.5 748 56.6 53.2-59.9 107 7.2 5.7- 9.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,250 94 8.4 6.6-10.6 257 20.7 18.0-23.6 820 64.6 61.2-67.8 79 6.3 4.9- 8.2

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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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