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
Non-Hispanic White 2,718 1,796 64.5 62.1-66.9 922 35.5 33.1-37.9
GENDER
Male 1,299 849 64.7 61.4-68.0 450 35.3 32.0-38.6
Female 1,419 947 64.4 60.8-67.7 472 35.6 32.3-39.2
AGE
18-34 553 370 65.8 60.7-70.6 183 34.2 29.4-39.3
35-44 354 228 62.8 56.6-68.5 126 37.2 31.5-43.4
45-54 427 271 65.5 59.3-71.3 156 34.5 28.7-40.7
55-64 520 359 68.5 63.0-73.5 161 31.5 26.5-37.0
65-74 518 336 58.4 52.4-64.3 182 41.6 35.7-47.6
75+ 346 232 65.0 57.2-72.0 114 35.0 28.0-42.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 312 56.9 51.7-62.0 239 43.1 38.0-48.3
Some Post-H.S. 807 491 63.5 59.3-67.5 316 36.5 32.5-40.7
College Graduate 1,246 927 74.9 71.9-77.6 319 25.1 22.4-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 84 53.4 43.6-62.9 76 46.6 37.1-56.4
$25,000- 34,999 237 141 57.4 48.9-65.5 96 42.6 34.5-51.1
$35,000- 49,999 286 179 61.0 53.2-68.3 107 39.0 31.7-46.8
$50,000- 74,999 368 246 63.8 56.9-70.2 122 36.2 29.8-43.1
$75,000+ 1,029 733 69.9 66.4-73.2 296 30.1 26.8-33.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 848 449 52.0 47.5-56.6 399 48.0 43.4-52.5
No 1,796 1,300 70.9 68.1-73.5 496 29.1 26.5-31.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 211 55.5 49.1-61.6 161 44.5 38.4-50.9
Non-Veteran 2,338 1,580 65.9 63.2-68.4 758 34.1 31.6-36.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 827 559 65.9 61.8-69.8 268 34.1 30.2-38.2
Regional City or Suburban County 777 514 64.2 59.5-68.7 263 35.8 31.3-40.5
Rural 1,114 723 63.7 59.8-67.5 391 36.3 32.5-40.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,499 1,005 66.2 63.1-69.1 494 33.8 30.9-36.9
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 803 549 65.4 60.8-69.7 254 34.6 30.3-39.2
Unable to Work 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 104 49.1 40.4-57.8 97 50.9 42.2-59.6
More than 200% 1,650 1,152 68.8 66.0-71.5 498 31.2 28.5-34.0
HOUSING
Own 1,985 1,349 66.1 63.2-68.9 636 33.9 31.1-36.8
Rent 563 350 61.3 56.4-66.0 213 38.7 34.0-43.6
Other arrangement 156 87 52.1 42.3-61.6 69 47.9 38.4-57.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 531 324 61.1 54.9-67.0 207 38.9 33.0-45.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 950 621 64.3 60.1-68.2 329 35.7 31.8-39.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,237 851 66.2 62.8-69.5 386 33.8 30.5-37.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,005 699 67.7 63.9-71.2 306 32.3 28.8-36.1
2nd Quartile 779 510 64.5 60.2-68.5 269 35.5 31.5-39.8
3rd Quartile 649 415 61.5 55.9-66.8 234 38.5 33.2-44.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 172 60.6 52.3-68.4 113 39.4 31.6-47.7

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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