2022 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,100 242 11.5 9.9-13.3 459 23.1 20.8-25.7 1,272 58.9 56.1-61.6 127 6.5 5.1- 8.3
Female 2,335 276 13.4 11.4-15.7 494 20.2 18.1-22.4 1,376 57.8 55.0-60.6 189 8.6 7.1-10.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,767 269 10.9 9.3-12.8 562 20.7 18.8-22.7 1,732 60.7 58.2-63.1 204 7.7 6.5- 9.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 166 22 16.0 8.7-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.4-15.4
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 103 11 12.9 6.4-24.2 21 19.7 12.2-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 450 50 12.0 8.5-16.7 81 15.5 12.1-19.6 294 64.4 58.2-70.2 25 8.1 4.3-14.5
AGE
18-34 1,016 126 13.4 10.9-16.4 234 23.1 19.8-26.7 599 57.1 53.1-61.0 57 6.5 4.7- 8.8
35-44 668 91 16.4 12.8-20.8 171 25.5 21.4-30.2 377 53.9 49.0-58.7 29 4.2 2.7- 6.3
45-54 711 105 12.4 9.7-15.6 159 21.7 18.1-25.9 405 59.5 54.5-64.2 42 6.4 4.5- 9.1
55-64 783 96 12.9 10.0-16.5 171 21.7 18.3-25.6 469 59.2 54.6-63.6 47 6.2 4.4- 8.7
65-74 726 66 11.1 7.5-16.1 133 20.0 16.3-24.2 452 58.5 53.5-63.4 75 10.4 7.9-13.7
75+ 430 27 6.3 3.5-10.9 63 13.2 9.2-18.7 281 63.2 55.8-70.0 59 17.3 11.7-24.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 352 54 19.5 13.4-27.5 65 18.6 13.5-25.0 196 48.4 41.2-55.6 37 13.5 8.8-20.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 988 153 14.3 11.9-17.1 215 23.9 20.3-27.9 536 54.2 50.1-58.3 84 7.6 5.8- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,266 161 13.0 10.8-15.6 313 22.4 19.7-25.3 706 57.9 54.3-61.4 86 6.8 5.2- 8.8
College Graduate 1,811 148 7.8 6.4- 9.5 354 19.5 17.4-21.9 1,201 66.3 63.6-68.9 108 6.3 5.0- 7.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,361 251 19.4 16.4-22.7 319 22.5 19.6-25.7 641 46.7 43.0-50.5 150 11.5 9.2-14.2
No 2,924 246 9.1 7.8-10.5 603 21.4 19.5-23.5 1,921 64.0 61.7-66.3 154 5.5 4.5- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 576 100 16.8 13.4-20.9 133 24.1 19.9-28.9 309 53.5 48.4-58.6 34 5.6 3.6- 8.4
Non-Veteran 3,826 412 11.7 10.3-13.3 814 21.3 19.6-23.2 2,320 59.0 56.9-61.1 280 7.9 6.8- 9.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,534 283 11.7 10.2-13.4 608 24.1 22.0-26.2 1,538 59.7 57.2-62.1 105 4.6 3.6- 5.8
Unemployed 170 37 19.9 13.7-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 14.5 8.7-23.1
Retired 1,081 81 7.5 5.5-10.1 178 17.4 14.4-20.8 703 63.7 59.7-67.6 119 11.4 9.1-14.1
Unable to Work 307 85 28.8 21.1-37.9 66 19.1 13.1-26.9 113 37.3 29.7-45.6 43 14.8 9.0-23.4
Other not in Labor Force 273 24 11.5 6.6-19.4 52 17.6 12.7-24.0 174 62.8 54.8-70.1 23 8.1 5.1-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 58 23.6 16.3-32.8 50 14.4 10.3-19.8 139 56.6 47.8-65.0 19 5.4 3.1- 9.4
$15,000- 24,999 370 65 19.8 14.3-26.6 76 22.5 16.5-30.0 184 47.0 40.1-54.0 45 10.7 7.4-15.2
$25,000- 34,999 439 49 13.2 9.3-18.5 100 22.1 17.4-27.6 248 55.4 49.1-61.4 42 9.3 6.5-13.2
$35,000- 49,999 462 65 13.8 10.3-18.3 101 24.3 19.4-30.0 267 54.4 48.3-60.3 29 7.5 4.5-12.1
$50,000-74,999 542 68 14.7 10.5-20.0 120 20.5 16.8-24.8 323 58.6 53.1-63.9 31 6.3 4.2- 9.4
$75,000-100,000 471 37 7.5 5.2-10.8 107 25.1 20.4-30.5 294 59.9 54.2-65.4 33 7.4 4.9-11.0
$100,000-150,000 450 36 7.4 5.0-10.8 96 23.4 18.8-28.7 297 63.7 58.0-69.1 21 5.5 3.3- 9.0
$150,000+ 466 34 7.6 5.1-11.2 99 21.2 17.1-26.1 312 66.2 60.8-71.2 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 969 106 11.1 8.8-14.0 204 20.4 16.9-24.4 584 59.5 54.9-63.9 75 9.1 6.5-12.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 367 67 20.1 14.8-26.7 87 20.2 15.6-25.8 189 55.8 48.7-62.7 24 3.8 2.4- 6.2
101% to 150% 286 43 20.5 13.8-29.3 59 20.3 15.0-27.0 148 49.0 41.3-56.7 36 10.2 6.9-14.9
151% to 200% 344 60 16.8 12.4-22.4 77 24.0 18.3-30.8 172 46.9 40.1-53.8 35 12.3 8.1-18.4
More than 200% 2,289 212 9.4 7.9-11.0 493 22.4 20.3-24.6 1,446 61.7 59.2-64.2 138 6.5 5.4- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 969 106 11.1 8.8-14.0 204 20.4 16.9-24.4 584 59.5 54.9-63.9 75 9.1 6.5-12.5
HOUSING
Own 2,859 271 10.5 8.9-12.3 602 21.2 19.3-23.2 1,785 60.8 58.3-63.2 201 7.5 6.3- 8.9
Rent 1,210 192 16.7 14.2-19.5 256 21.3 18.6-24.3 670 53.2 49.6-56.7 92 8.8 6.6-11.7
Other arrangement 309 50 18.3 13.1-24.9 78 25.0 18.0-33.6 159 51.8 43.6-59.8 22 5.0 2.6- 9.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,508 160 12.0 9.9-14.3 349 23.1 20.6-25.9 918 58.8 55.6-61.9 81 6.1 4.7- 7.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,162 139 12.2 9.8-15.2 249 22.5 19.3-26.1 690 57.0 53.0-60.9 84 8.2 6.1-11.0
Rural 1,765 219 13.3 11.1-15.9 355 19.2 16.8-22.0 1,040 58.9 55.6-62.2 151 8.6 7.0-10.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,101 158 15.9 12.7-19.9 235 19.4 16.1-23.2 604 54.5 50.0-58.9 104 10.2 7.8-13.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,386 154 11.5 9.4-14.0 298 21.8 19.0-25.0 832 59.4 55.9-62.9 102 7.2 5.7- 9.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,948 206 11.7 9.9-13.7 420 22.4 20.2-24.8 1,212 59.2 56.4-62.0 110 6.6 5.2- 8.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,397 138 10.2 8.3-12.4 268 20.1 17.6-22.9 901 62.1 58.8-65.4 90 7.6 5.7- 9.9
2nd Quartile 1,231 143 13.3 10.8-16.1 289 23.7 20.7-27.0 733 57.7 54.1-61.3 66 5.3 3.9- 7.1
3rd Quartile 1,109 146 13.8 11.1-17.1 233 20.3 17.4-23.6 631 55.7 51.6-59.7 99 10.2 8.0-12.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 698 91 13.8 10.3-18.3 163 22.2 17.5-27.8 383 55.3 49.4-61.1 61 8.6 5.9-12.5

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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 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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