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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,319 138 10.8 8.8-13.2 277 21.6 19.0-24.5 827 61.9 58.5-65.2 77 5.7 4.3- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 302 54 15.5 11.3-20.9 83 27.0 21.4-33.4 139 48.7 41.6-55.8 26 8.8 5.3-14.3
Other 422 46 10.8 7.8-14.9 82 23.3 16.8-31.4 273 58.8 51.4-65.8 21 7.1 3.4-14.3
AGE
18-34 539 72 14.0 10.8-18.0 125 25.3 20.5-30.9 318 55.2 49.7-60.6 24 5.4 3.3- 8.9
35-44 313 43 13.4 9.7-18.2 84 29.0 23.2-35.6 176 54.3 47.6-60.8 *** *** ***
45-54 339 44 10.0 6.9-14.3 81 23.2 18.1-29.2 200 61.6 54.9-67.9 14 5.2 3.0- 9.1
55-64 352 45 12.7 8.6-18.4 70 20.6 15.7-26.5 218 61.4 54.4-67.9 19 5.3 3.1- 8.9
65-74 336 25 7.8 4.7-12.6 57 18.6 13.7-24.9 219 64.0 57.1-70.3 35 9.6 6.3-14.4
75+ 174 *** *** *** 29 14.8 8.7-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 25 11.9 7.2-18.9 45 23.4 16.7-31.7 117 51.3 42.4-60.1 21 13.5 7.5-23.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 81 14.8 11.5-18.8 106 23.4 18.3-29.4 292 56.3 50.4-62.0 39 5.5 3.7- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 564 74 12.0 9.1-15.6 142 25.0 21.0-29.6 316 56.8 51.8-61.8 32 6.1 3.9- 9.6
College Graduate 797 60 7.4 5.4-10.1 161 20.0 16.8-23.5 541 67.7 63.7-71.5 35 4.9 3.2- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 29 23.4 15.5-33.7 19 14.8 8.7-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 23 19.2 12.0-29.3 23 17.1 9.9-27.7 *** *** *** 15 9.0 4.7-16.3
$25,000- 34,999 178 15 10.1 5.0-19.3 46 24.9 18.0-33.4 104 57.3 47.7-66.5 13 7.6 3.9-14.4
$35,000- 49,999 213 35 13.1 8.6-19.5 41 24.0 16.9-32.9 129 58.5 49.4-67.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 265 31 10.0 6.7-14.6 58 20.6 15.4-27.1 159 61.3 53.8-68.2 17 8.2 4.8-13.6
$75,000+ 745 60 7.8 5.8-10.4 177 25.1 21.5-29.2 479 62.8 58.5-67.0 29 4.2 2.7- 6.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 610 115 17.1 13.7-21.3 127 19.5 15.8-23.7 311 53.4 48.0-58.6 57 10.0 6.8-14.6
No 1,405 113 8.9 7.2-11.1 312 24.6 21.6-27.9 916 61.7 58.2-65.0 64 4.8 3.5- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 492 82 15.3 11.8-19.6 117 25.2 20.5-30.5 264 54.1 48.5-59.6 29 5.3 3.3- 8.5
Non-Veteran 1,585 155 10.2 8.5-12.3 338 22.7 19.9-25.7 996 60.3 57.0-63.5 96 6.8 5.2- 9.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 742 72 10.8 8.4-13.8 181 25.8 22.3-29.8 452 57.3 53.0-61.6 37 6.0 4.0- 9.0
Regional City or Suburban County 549 70 10.8 8.1-14.1 109 23.1 18.0-29.1 337 58.5 52.7-64.1 33 7.6 4.7-12.3
Rural 809 100 12.8 9.9-16.3 169 20.4 16.9-24.4 483 60.7 56.0-65.2 57 6.1 4.3- 8.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,357 146 11.3 9.3-13.7 333 25.5 22.7-28.6 831 59.1 55.7-62.3 47 4.1 2.8- 5.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 452 33 6.8 4.3-10.5 70 17.3 13.0-22.8 298 64.9 58.8-70.5 51 11.0 7.9-15.2
Unable to Work 127 33 20.7 13.3-30.6 26 17.8 11.0-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 29 21.0 13.5-31.0 28 17.4 11.0-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 114 16 19.4 11.3-31.2 23 22.0 14.0-32.9 *** *** *** 11 7.6 3.6-15.1
151% to 200% 146 22 12.8 8.0-19.8 32 22.3 14.3-32.9 *** *** *** 12 10.7 4.8-22.0
More than 200% 1,172 112 8.8 7.0-11.0 267 23.9 21.0-27.1 739 62.1 58.6-65.6 54 5.2 3.8- 7.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 76 16.8 12.4-22.3 102 18.3 14.1-23.2 288 57.8 51.5-64.0 37 7.1 4.6-11.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 659 75 10.7 8.3-13.7 157 25.2 20.8-30.3 388 58.8 53.8-63.6 39 5.3 3.7- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 938 91 9.6 7.6-12.1 200 23.8 20.5-27.5 596 59.4 55.3-63.3 51 7.1 4.8-10.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 686 64 8.5 6.3-11.2 128 20.5 16.8-24.7 455 63.6 58.8-68.2 39 7.4 4.7-11.7
2nd Quartile 573 66 11.4 8.7-14.8 142 26.5 21.8-31.8 339 57.4 52.1-62.5 26 4.7 2.9- 7.7
3rd Quartile 533 71 14.3 10.9-18.5 119 22.0 18.0-26.5 306 56.0 50.7-61.2 37 7.8 5.4-11.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 41 14.3 8.9-22.1 70 22.7 16.5-30.3 172 56.4 47.7-64.7 25 6.7 3.7-11.9

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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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