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
MALES 2,053 1,308 62.5 59.7-65.2 745 37.5 34.8-40.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 849 64.7 61.4-68.0 450 35.3 32.0-38.6
Non-Hispanic Black 297 153 55.4 48.3-62.3 144 44.6 37.7-51.7
Other 414 280 62.2 54.5-69.3 134 37.8 30.7-45.5
AGE
18-34 539 342 60.6 55.1-66.0 197 39.4 34.0-44.9
35-44 313 186 57.6 50.9-64.1 127 42.4 35.9-49.1
45-54 339 214 66.8 60.3-72.7 125 33.2 27.3-39.7
55-64 352 234 65.6 58.7-71.9 118 34.4 28.1-41.3
65-74 336 219 64.0 57.1-70.3 117 36.0 29.7-42.9
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 126 56.8 47.5-65.6 78 43.2 34.4-52.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 313 60.5 54.5-66.1 200 39.5 33.9-45.5
Some Post-H.S. 553 323 60.5 55.4-65.3 230 39.5 34.7-44.6
College Graduate 774 542 70.0 65.9-73.7 232 30.0 26.3-34.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 175 108 61.6 51.9-70.5 67 38.4 29.5-48.1
$35,000- 49,999 210 131 61.9 52.9-70.1 79 38.1 29.9-47.1
$50,000- 74,999 263 166 65.8 58.6-72.4 97 34.2 27.6-41.4
$75,000+ 739 489 65.5 61.2-69.6 250 34.5 30.4-38.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 601 326 56.3 50.9-61.6 275 43.7 38.4-49.1
No 1,375 937 65.3 61.8-68.6 438 34.7 31.4-38.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 484 267 55.3 49.6-60.8 217 44.7 39.2-50.4
Non-Veteran 1,551 1,031 64.6 61.3-67.7 520 35.4 32.3-38.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 723 464 62.0 57.7-66.1 259 38.0 33.9-42.3
Regional City or Suburban County 532 342 61.8 55.8-67.4 190 38.2 32.6-44.2
Rural 798 502 63.5 58.9-68.0 296 36.5 32.0-41.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,326 851 62.5 59.2-65.8 475 37.5 34.2-40.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 300 67.3 61.3-72.9 144 32.7 27.1-38.7
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 87 61.0 50.2-70.8 59 39.0 29.2-49.8
101% to 150% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,164 761 65.5 62.0-68.8 403 34.5 31.2-38.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 299 61.1 54.7-67.1 197 38.9 32.9-45.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 649 401 61.6 56.5-66.4 248 38.4 33.6-43.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 908 608 63.8 59.7-67.8 300 36.2 32.2-40.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 667 463 67.2 62.2-71.8 204 32.8 28.2-37.8
2nd Quartile 559 347 60.9 55.6-66.1 212 39.1 33.9-44.4
3rd Quartile 521 316 59.6 54.3-64.8 205 40.4 35.2-45.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 306 182 60.5 51.7-68.6 124 39.5 31.4-48.3

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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