2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 880 84 11.2 8.4-14.8 201 21.8 18.4-25.6 523 59.0 54.6-63.3 72 7.9 5.9-10.6
GENDER
Male 416 41 11.7 7.7-17.5 100 25.5 20.2-31.8 247 57.3 50.7-63.5 28 5.5 3.4- 8.7
Female 464 43 10.7 7.3-15.4 101 18.3 14.5-22.9 276 60.7 54.6-66.5 44 10.3 7.1-14.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 769 72 11.8 8.7-15.7 179 22.2 18.6-26.3 455 58.3 53.5-62.9 63 7.8 5.7-10.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** 16 15.6 8.7-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 140 *** *** *** 35 26.3 18.4-36.0 87 59.8 49.9-69.0 *** *** ***
35-44 95 *** *** *** 29 23.2 15.0-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 22 14.4 8.4-23.8 34 19.0 12.2-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** 37 23.3 16.0-32.5 103 53.8 43.9-63.5 *** *** ***
65-74 198 15 9.6 5.5-16.4 45 20.0 13.7-28.4 117 60.1 50.8-68.8 21 10.2 5.8-17.2
75+ 124 *** *** *** 19 16.7 9.2-28.6 *** *** *** 16 8.7 4.7-15.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 224 25 8.5 5.4-13.0 61 25.4 19.1-33.1 118 54.8 46.6-62.7 20 11.3 7.0-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 267 32 12.7 7.8-20.2 54 18.0 12.8-24.8 159 62.5 54.5-69.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 297 *** *** *** 67 24.1 18.4-31.0 196 63.0 55.5-70.0 21 6.6 3.8-11.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** 31 24.4 16.0-35.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** 51 23.7 17.1-32.0 118 60.4 50.8-69.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 51 21.4 15.4-28.9 65 21.2 15.6-28.2 161 48.8 41.1-56.6 23 8.5 4.9-14.4
No 557 33 6.5 3.9-10.6 129 21.9 17.8-26.7 348 64.0 58.6-69.1 47 7.6 5.3-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 764 76 11.5 8.6-15.4 173 21.1 17.6-25.0 455 59.1 54.4-63.7 60 8.3 6.1-11.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 19 10.4 6.0-17.5 39 17.2 11.7-24.5 150 62.4 54.1-70.0 20 10.0 6.1-15.9
Rural 654 65 11.5 8.3-15.9 163 23.9 19.8-28.6 374 57.5 52.2-62.7 52 7.0 4.9-10.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 401 38 10.9 7.1-16.3 110 25.2 20.2-30.9 235 59.0 52.6-65.2 18 4.9 2.8- 8.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 *** *** *** 60 20.3 14.5-27.7 192 63.7 55.9-70.9 34 9.1 5.9-13.7
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 22 15.4 9.0-25.2 31 21.9 13.8-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 32 11.6 7.2-18.1 104 23.2 18.4-28.7 252 58.8 52.1-65.1 27 6.5 4.0-10.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 23 9.3 5.4-15.5 64 22.3 16.2-29.9 147 62.0 53.4-69.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 34 14.2 9.3-21.0 66 25.0 19.3-31.8 153 52.4 45.0-59.7 28 8.4 5.2-13.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 348 27 8.9 5.4-14.5 72 18.3 13.5-24.3 224 64.6 57.6-71.0 25 8.2 5.1-12.8

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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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