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%)
TOTAL 4,334 2,749 62.4 60.4-64.3 1,585 37.6 35.7-39.6
GENDER
Male 2,053 1,308 62.5 59.7-65.2 745 37.5 34.8-40.3
Female 2,281 1,441 62.3 59.5-65.0 840 37.7 35.0-40.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,718 1,796 64.5 62.1-66.9 922 35.5 33.1-37.9
Non-Hispanic Black 759 409 56.5 52.1-60.9 350 43.5 39.1-47.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 442 310 69.8 63.6-75.4 132 30.2 24.6-36.4
AGE
18-34 1,016 656 63.5 59.6-67.3 360 36.5 32.7-40.4
35-44 668 406 58.0 53.1-62.8 262 42.0 37.2-46.9
45-54 711 447 65.9 61.2-70.3 264 34.1 29.7-38.8
55-64 783 507 64.1 59.5-68.4 276 35.9 31.6-40.5
65-74 726 452 58.5 53.5-63.4 274 41.5 36.6-46.5
75+ 430 281 63.2 55.8-70.0 149 36.8 30.0-44.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 345 211 53.4 45.8-60.9 134 46.6 39.1-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 976 573 58.8 54.7-62.8 403 41.2 37.2-45.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,243 737 61.6 58.2-65.0 506 38.4 35.0-41.8
College Graduate 1,756 1,220 69.8 67.2-72.4 536 30.2 27.6-32.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,341 686 50.4 46.7-54.2 655 49.6 45.8-53.3
No 2,857 1,977 68.0 65.7-70.2 880 32.0 29.8-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 567 314 55.3 50.1-60.4 253 44.7 39.6-49.9
Non-Veteran 3,741 2,418 63.4 61.2-65.5 1,323 36.6 34.5-38.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,477 1,592 63.6 61.2-66.0 885 36.4 34.0-38.8
Unemployed 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,058 700 64.7 60.7-68.4 358 35.3 31.6-39.3
Unable to Work 303 132 42.2 34.1-50.7 171 57.8 49.3-65.9
Other not in Labor Force 272 193 69.8 61.7-76.7 79 30.2 23.3-38.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 263 152 60.4 51.5-68.6 111 39.6 31.4-48.5
$15,000- 24,999 367 200 51.1 44.0-58.3 167 48.9 41.7-56.0
$25,000- 34,999 434 266 61.1 54.8-67.0 168 38.9 33.0-45.2
$35,000- 49,999 456 280 59.7 53.6-65.5 176 40.3 34.5-46.4
$50,000-74,999 538 337 62.6 57.1-67.8 201 37.4 32.2-42.9
$75,000-100,000 468 310 64.6 59.0-69.9 158 35.4 30.1-41.0
$100,000-150,000 449 310 68.0 62.4-73.1 139 32.0 26.9-37.6
$150,000+ 458 324 70.0 64.6-74.8 134 30.0 25.2-35.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 901 570 62.1 57.4-66.6 331 37.9 33.4-42.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 364 204 58.2 51.1-65.0 160 41.8 35.0-48.9
101% to 150% 283 162 54.2 46.2-62.0 121 45.8 38.0-53.8
151% to 200% 343 185 53.7 46.7-60.5 158 46.3 39.5-53.3
More than 200% 2,270 1,515 66.1 63.7-68.6 755 33.9 31.4-36.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 901 570 62.1 57.4-66.6 331 37.9 33.4-42.6
HOUSING
Own 2,797 1,831 64.3 61.8-66.6 966 35.7 33.4-38.2
Rent 1,191 725 59.4 55.7-62.9 466 40.6 37.1-44.3
Other arrangement 305 168 54.6 46.3-62.7 137 45.4 37.3-53.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,464 940 62.9 59.8-65.9 524 37.1 34.1-40.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,135 718 61.1 57.0-65.0 417 38.9 35.0-43.0
Rural 1,735 1,091 62.9 59.7-66.1 644 37.1 33.9-40.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,083 638 59.1 54.5-63.4 445 40.9 36.6-45.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,357 864 63.3 59.8-66.7 493 36.7 33.3-40.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,894 1,247 63.2 60.4-66.0 647 36.8 34.0-39.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,360 927 66.1 62.8-69.3 433 33.9 30.7-37.2
2nd Quartile 1,198 752 61.2 57.6-64.7 446 38.8 35.3-42.4
3rd Quartile 1,088 668 61.0 56.9-64.9 420 39.0 35.1-43.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 688 402 58.6 52.6-64.4 286 41.4 35.6-47.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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