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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 131 11.0 8.6-13.9 285 19.9 17.3-22.7 905 59.5 56.0-63.0 127 9.6 7.7-11.9
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 370 55 17.5 12.1-24.8 89 20.9 15.2-28.1 203 55.8 48.0-63.4 23 5.7 3.2-10.0
AGE
18-34 477 54 12.8 9.1-17.5 109 20.7 16.7-25.4 281 59.0 53.3-64.5 33 7.5 5.0-11.1
35-44 355 48 19.3 13.6-26.6 87 22.3 16.7-29.1 201 53.5 46.4-60.4 19 4.9 3.0- 8.1
45-54 372 61 14.6 10.6-19.8 78 20.4 15.5-26.3 205 57.4 50.0-64.5 28 7.6 4.8-11.8
55-64 431 51 13.1 9.2-18.2 101 22.7 18.1-28.1 251 57.3 51.1-63.2 28 7.0 4.4-10.9
65-74 390 41 14.0 8.3-22.6 76 21.1 16.0-27.3 233 53.7 46.5-60.7 40 11.2 7.7-16.0
75+ 256 17 6.9 3.2-14.4 34 12.0 7.2-19.4 168 63.6 54.4-71.9 37 17.4 11.1-26.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** 20 12.4 5.9-24.3 *** *** *** 16 13.5 7.2-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 72 13.8 10.5-17.9 109 24.4 19.7-29.9 244 51.9 46.2-57.6 45 9.8 6.9-13.8
Some Post-H.S. 702 87 13.8 10.7-17.6 171 20.3 17.0-24.0 390 58.7 53.6-63.5 54 7.3 5.2-10.0
College Graduate 1,014 88 8.1 6.3-10.4 193 19.2 16.3-22.4 660 65.2 61.4-68.7 73 7.5 5.7- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 *** *** *** 31 14.1 9.1-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 224 42 20.2 13.0-29.9 53 26.5 18.1-37.0 99 41.4 32.9-50.4 30 12.0 7.6-18.3
$25,000- 34,999 261 34 15.5 10.3-22.7 54 20.0 14.0-27.7 144 53.9 45.8-61.7 29 10.6 7.0-15.9
$35,000- 49,999 249 30 14.5 9.6-21.4 60 24.6 18.4-32.1 138 50.3 42.4-58.3 21 10.5 6.2-17.1
$50,000- 74,999 277 37 19.5 12.5-29.2 62 20.3 15.4-26.4 164 55.8 47.7-63.5 14 4.4 2.4- 7.9
$75,000+ 642 47 7.1 5.1-10.0 125 20.9 17.2-25.3 424 63.9 59.1-68.4 46 8.0 5.7-11.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 751 136 21.1 16.7-26.2 192 24.8 20.6-29.6 330 41.5 36.4-46.9 93 12.6 9.6-16.3
No 1,519 133 9.2 7.4-11.4 291 18.2 16.0-20.7 1,005 66.4 63.3-69.3 90 6.2 4.9- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** 16 18.3 10.3-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,241 257 12.9 10.9-15.2 476 20.3 18.2-22.6 1,324 58.1 55.2-60.9 184 8.7 7.2-10.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 766 88 13.0 10.0-16.8 168 20.6 17.3-24.4 466 60.2 55.6-64.6 44 6.1 4.4- 8.6
Regional City or Suburban County 613 69 13.6 9.8-18.4 140 22.0 18.1-26.5 353 55.7 50.1-61.1 51 8.8 6.1-12.4
Rural 956 119 13.8 10.6-17.7 186 18.1 14.8-22.0 557 57.2 52.6-61.8 94 10.9 8.4-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,177 137 12.2 10.0-14.7 275 22.3 19.5-25.4 707 60.4 56.7-64.0 58 5.1 3.7- 7.0
Unemployed 94 16 17.3 10.2-27.8 19 15.4 8.9-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 629 48 8.0 5.4-11.8 108 17.4 13.6-21.9 405 62.9 57.4-68.1 68 11.7 8.7-15.5
Unable to Work 180 *** *** *** 40 20.0 11.8-31.9 60 31.4 22.9-41.4 28 14.3 8.1-24.0
Other not in Labor Force 220 20 12.3 6.5-22.0 42 18.8 13.0-26.3 137 59.4 50.2-67.9 21 9.5 5.8-15.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 220 38 19.5 12.8-28.7 59 22.2 16.1-29.7 109 54.8 45.3-63.9 14 3.5 1.9- 6.5
101% to 150% 172 *** *** *** 36 19.3 12.7-28.1 *** *** *** 25 11.9 7.4-18.5
151% to 200% 198 38 19.9 13.4-28.5 45 25.3 17.9-34.6 92 41.1 32.7-50.1 23 13.6 8.4-21.4
More than 200% 1,117 100 10.0 7.9-12.7 226 20.6 17.8-23.8 707 61.3 57.6-64.8 84 8.1 6.3-10.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 598 82 15.2 10.7-21.1 133 20.4 15.6-26.3 316 51.4 45.2-57.6 67 13.0 9.4-17.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 79 12.2 9.0-16.3 141 18.7 15.3-22.6 444 60.1 55.1-64.9 63 9.0 6.6-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,010 115 13.6 10.8-16.9 220 21.1 18.2-24.4 616 59.1 55.1-63.0 59 6.2 4.6- 8.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 711 74 11.7 8.9-15.3 140 19.8 16.4-23.7 446 60.8 56.1-65.3 51 7.7 5.6-10.5
2nd Quartile 658 77 15.1 11.3-19.8 147 21.0 17.5-25.0 394 58.1 53.0-63.0 40 5.8 4.0- 8.4
3rd Quartile 576 75 13.4 9.5-18.7 114 18.8 14.8-23.6 325 55.3 49.3-61.3 62 12.4 9.0-16.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 390 50 13.4 9.2-19.2 93 21.8 15.2-30.3 211 54.5 46.4-62.3 36 10.3 6.3-16.3

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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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