2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,435 518 12.5 11.2-14.0 953 21.6 20.0-23.3 2,648 58.3 56.3-60.3 316 7.6 6.5- 8.7
Non-Hispanic Black 776 137 16.4 13.5-19.9 193 23.8 20.3-27.6 383 51.4 47.0-55.9 63 8.4 6.1-11.5
GENDER
Male 302 54 15.5 11.3-20.9 83 27.0 21.4-33.4 139 48.7 41.6-55.8 26 8.8 5.3-14.3
Female 474 83 17.2 13.3-21.9 110 21.2 17.1-25.9 244 53.7 48.0-59.2 37 8.0 5.3-11.9
AGE
18-34 160 24 16.9 10.9-25.0 50 27.9 20.6-36.5 78 48.3 39.1-57.6 *** *** ***
35-44 125 28 19.2 12.8-27.9 38 30.2 21.4-40.8 52 44.2 34.2-54.7 *** *** ***
45-54 131 26 17.4 10.8-26.9 31 20.9 13.9-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 30 17.1 11.0-25.5 33 24.0 16.4-33.7 76 50.8 40.8-60.8 *** *** ***
65-74 132 20 12.9 7.4-21.7 29 20.7 13.6-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 36 15.2 10.7-21.3 43 23.3 16.7-31.5 92 51.8 43.0-60.4 25 9.7 5.9-15.5
Some Post-H.S. 248 49 21.1 15.3-28.3 59 23.1 17.5-29.9 125 49.2 41.5-56.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 284 42 12.1 8.4-17.2 82 26.7 21.1-33.0 147 56.4 49.4-63.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 14 13.5 7.7-22.7 20 19.3 11.3-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** 19 20.1 12.2-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 20 17.4 10.7-27.0 27 24.3 16.3-34.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 22 10.2 6.2-16.5 52 28.0 20.8-36.5 101 59.0 50.1-67.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 67 25.5 19.3-32.9 58 23.5 17.5-30.8 102 42.5 34.8-50.5 23 8.5 5.1-13.8
No 502 65 11.8 8.9-15.4 130 24.5 20.2-29.3 270 56.0 50.5-61.3 37 7.8 5.1-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 30 22.9 15.5-32.5 26 21.6 13.8-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 651 105 14.6 11.6-18.1 164 24.4 20.6-28.6 327 51.9 47.0-56.7 55 9.2 6.5-12.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 334 55 15.1 11.2-20.1 93 26.3 21.2-32.2 167 50.5 44.0-56.9 19 8.1 4.8-13.4
Regional City or Suburban County 163 26 16.0 10.2-24.3 43 24.7 17.5-33.8 81 51.8 42.2-61.2 *** *** ***
Rural 279 56 18.6 13.4-25.3 57 19.4 14.1-26.1 135 52.6 44.6-60.5 31 9.3 5.6-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 439 73 14.9 11.4-19.3 125 27.7 22.9-33.0 218 51.0 45.2-56.8 23 6.4 3.7-10.9
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 176 24 13.4 8.4-20.9 33 15.8 10.4-23.3 96 58.7 49.0-67.7 23 12.1 7.3-19.6
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 17 15.7 9.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 50 13.3 9.6-18.2 93 26.6 21.4-32.6 179 55.1 48.5-61.5 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5
HOUSING
Own 396 53 12.3 8.9-16.8 101 23.5 19.0-28.7 211 55.6 49.5-61.6 31 8.6 5.4-13.5
Rent 297 66 22.1 16.8-28.4 68 24.0 18.2-30.9 138 45.1 38.2-52.2 25 8.8 5.6-13.4
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 53 21.7 15.5-29.4 59 18.9 13.7-25.7 128 49.4 41.1-57.8 25 9.9 5.8-16.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 32 12.3 8.3-17.8 52 24.0 17.7-31.7 108 55.7 47.6-63.6 23 8.0 4.8-13.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 52 15.9 11.6-21.4 82 27.0 21.5-33.2 147 49.6 42.8-56.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 147 20 11.1 6.8-17.7 37 26.3 18.8-35.5 81 55.7 46.2-64.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 213 43 19.1 13.7-26.1 62 27.3 20.9-34.8 98 47.6 39.6-55.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 244 43 16.8 11.8-23.3 56 20.4 15.1-27.0 121 52.5 44.7-60.2 24 10.3 6.6-15.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 172 31 16.4 10.2-25.1 38 19.4 12.8-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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