2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Inadequate Sleep

Getting recommended hours of sleep*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,334 2,749 62.4 60.4-64.3 1,585 37.6 35.7-39.6
Non-Hispanic Black 759 409 56.5 52.1-60.9 350 43.5 39.1-47.9
GENDER
Male 297 153 55.4 48.3-62.3 144 44.6 37.7-51.7
Female 462 256 57.5 51.8-63.0 206 42.5 37.0-48.2
AGE
18-34 160 86 55.3 46.0-64.2 74 44.7 35.8-54.0
35-44 125 59 50.6 40.3-60.8 66 49.4 39.2-59.7
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 87 56.8 46.6-66.4 65 43.2 33.6-53.4
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 105 58.0 49.4-66.2 91 42.0 33.8-50.6
Some Post-H.S. 243 133 54.8 47.0-62.5 110 45.2 37.5-53.0
College Graduate 274 149 58.9 51.9-65.6 125 41.1 34.4-48.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 103 61.3 52.4-69.6 73 38.7 30.4-47.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 111 45.9 38.1-54.0 134 54.1 46.0-61.9
No 492 286 61.2 55.9-66.4 206 38.8 33.6-44.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 637 350 57.4 52.6-62.2 287 42.6 37.8-47.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 326 177 57.1 50.7-63.4 149 42.9 36.6-49.3
Regional City or Suburban County 161 87 55.9 46.3-65.1 74 44.1 34.9-53.7
Rural 272 145 56.0 47.9-63.7 127 44.0 36.3-52.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 432 234 56.7 50.9-62.3 198 43.3 37.7-49.1
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 96 60.3 50.6-69.3 73 39.7 30.7-49.4
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 333 190 59.6 53.1-65.8 143 40.4 34.2-46.9
HOUSING
Own 385 220 60.7 54.6-66.4 165 39.3 33.6-45.4
Rent 295 152 51.4 44.3-58.4 143 48.6 41.6-55.7
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 138 53.7 45.2-61.9 123 46.3 38.1-54.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 210 116 59.9 51.7-67.5 94 40.1 32.5-48.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 288 155 55.9 49.1-62.6 133 44.1 37.4-50.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 140 83 60.1 50.4-69.0 57 39.9 31.0-49.6
2nd Quartile 207 104 53.1 45.0-61.1 103 46.9 38.9-55.0
3rd Quartile 244 133 58.5 50.7-65.9 111 41.5 34.1-49.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Inadequate Sleep.

*Recommended sleep by Age:
18–60 years 7 or more hours per night
61–64 years 7–9 hours
65 years and older 7–8 hours
https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/how_much_sleep.html

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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