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
Females 2,281 1,441 62.3 59.5-65.0 840 37.7 35.0-40.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,419 947 64.4 60.8-67.7 472 35.6 32.3-39.2
Non-Hispanic Black 462 256 57.5 51.8-63.0 206 42.5 37.0-48.2
Other 363 217 61.1 53.1-68.6 146 38.9 31.4-46.9
AGE
18-34 477 314 66.5 61.0-71.7 163 33.5 28.3-39.0
35-44 355 220 58.4 51.1-65.4 135 41.6 34.6-48.9
45-54 372 233 65.0 58.0-71.4 139 35.0 28.6-42.0
55-64 431 273 62.7 56.6-68.4 158 37.3 31.6-43.4
65-74 390 233 53.7 46.5-60.7 157 46.3 39.3-53.5
75+ 256 168 63.6 54.4-71.9 88 36.4 28.1-45.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 260 57.0 51.2-62.6 203 43.0 37.4-48.8
Some Post-H.S. 690 414 62.6 57.8-67.2 276 37.4 32.8-42.2
College Graduate 982 678 69.7 66.1-73.1 304 30.3 26.9-33.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 221 109 45.7 36.7-55.0 112 54.3 45.0-63.3
$25,000- 34,999 259 158 60.6 52.4-68.3 101 39.4 31.7-47.6
$35,000- 49,999 246 149 57.5 49.4-65.3 97 42.5 34.7-50.6
$50,000- 74,999 275 171 59.2 51.0-67.0 104 40.8 33.0-49.0
$75,000+ 636 455 70.0 65.4-74.3 181 30.0 25.7-34.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 740 360 45.7 40.7-50.8 380 54.3 49.2-59.3
No 1,482 1,040 70.8 67.8-73.7 442 29.2 26.3-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,190 1,387 62.5 59.6-65.3 803 37.5 34.7-40.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 476 63.8 59.3-68.1 265 36.2 31.9-40.7
Regional City or Suburban County 603 376 60.5 54.9-65.8 227 39.5 34.2-45.1
Rural 937 589 62.4 57.7-66.8 348 37.6 33.2-42.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,151 741 64.9 61.3-68.4 410 35.1 31.6-38.7
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 614 400 62.6 57.4-67.6 214 37.4 32.4-42.6
Unable to Work 178 74 37.3 27.8-47.9 104 62.7 52.1-72.2
Other not in Labor Force 219 154 67.4 58.0-75.6 65 32.6 24.4-42.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 218 117 56.2 46.7-65.2 101 43.8 34.8-53.3
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 198 103 49.8 40.7-58.9 95 50.2 41.1-59.3
More than 200% 1,106 754 66.9 63.4-70.3 352 33.1 29.7-36.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 587 339 57.1 50.7-63.3 248 42.9 36.7-49.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 708 463 65.0 60.0-69.7 245 35.0 30.3-40.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 986 639 62.7 58.7-66.4 347 37.3 33.6-41.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 464 65.1 60.5-69.5 229 34.9 30.5-39.5
2nd Quartile 639 405 61.4 56.5-66.2 234 38.6 33.8-43.5
3rd Quartile 567 352 62.2 56.1-67.9 215 37.8 32.1-43.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 382 220 57.1 48.8-64.9 162 42.9 35.1-51.2

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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