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
Non-Hispanic White 2,767 269 10.9 9.3-12.8 562 20.7 18.8-22.7 1,732 60.7 58.2-63.1 204 7.7 6.5- 9.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 553 67 13.3 9.9-17.7 116 20.9 17.1-25.2 340 60.1 55.0-65.0 30 5.7 3.8- 8.6
35-44 354 37 12.0 8.4-17.0 89 25.2 20.3-30.8 216 59.1 53.0-65.0 *** *** ***
45-54 427 54 11.0 8.0-15.1 102 23.4 18.6-29.1 244 58.7 52.1-65.0 27 6.9 4.4-10.5
55-64 520 53 11.6 8.1-16.3 102 18.8 15.0-23.2 333 63.4 57.8-68.7 32 6.2 4.1- 9.4
65-74 518 37 10.0 5.8-16.6 88 20.0 15.6-25.2 336 58.4 52.4-64.3 57 11.6 8.5-15.7
75+ 346 *** *** *** 52 14.6 9.8-21.2 232 65.0 57.2-72.0 43 14.8 9.9-21.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** 22 17.6 10.7-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 93 15.9 12.6-19.9 124 23.5 19.2-28.3 295 53.6 48.4-58.7 45 7.0 5.0- 9.9
Some Post-H.S. 819 82 9.9 7.6-12.7 205 23.1 19.9-26.7 468 59.1 54.8-63.2 64 8.0 6.0-10.5
College Graduate 1,275 76 5.4 4.1- 7.1 209 16.6 14.3-19.3 907 71.0 67.9-73.9 83 6.9 5.4- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** 26 16.9 10.8-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 30 20.4 13.3-30.1 34 18.7 12.6-26.8 78 49.4 39.8-59.1 19 11.5 6.7-19.0
$25,000- 34,999 238 24 12.0 7.2-19.5 54 24.6 17.9-32.9 132 52.5 44.1-60.7 28 10.8 6.9-16.6
$35,000- 49,999 287 35 12.5 8.4-18.3 64 23.7 17.6-31.1 168 56.0 48.2-63.5 20 7.8 4.5-13.1
$50,000- 74,999 369 37 13.1 8.2-20.2 73 20.1 15.6-25.6 237 60.2 53.4-66.6 22 6.6 4.0-10.6
$75,000+ 1,035 66 6.0 4.5- 7.9 208 21.8 18.8-25.1 700 65.5 61.9-69.0 61 6.7 5.0- 8.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 859 127 16.6 13.0-20.9 201 22.8 19.4-26.7 422 48.1 43.7-52.6 109 12.4 9.8-15.7
No 1,831 132 8.0 6.5- 9.9 345 19.8 17.6-22.1 1,265 67.0 64.2-69.7 89 5.2 4.1- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 376 56 15.0 10.8-20.5 89 24.4 19.4-30.2 209 54.1 47.8-60.3 22 6.5 3.9-10.6
Non-Veteran 2,381 212 10.3 8.6-12.3 471 20.2 18.2-22.3 1,517 61.7 59.0-64.2 181 7.8 6.6- 9.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 848 64 8.7 6.5-11.7 186 22.8 19.5-26.5 550 62.6 58.5-66.5 48 5.9 4.2- 8.1
Regional City or Suburban County 790 76 10.2 7.5-13.8 163 21.6 18.1-25.6 492 60.2 55.6-64.8 59 7.9 5.7-10.8
Rural 1,129 129 13.1 10.3-16.5 213 18.4 15.7-21.5 690 59.6 55.6-63.4 97 9.0 7.0-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,525 152 10.8 8.9-13.1 343 22.5 20.0-25.2 968 62.3 59.2-65.4 62 4.3 3.2- 5.8
Unemployed 82 13 15.1 8.6-25.2 17 15.8 9.4-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 816 47 6.3 4.1- 9.4 130 18.1 14.6-22.2 550 64.0 59.4-68.3 89 11.7 9.1-14.9
Unable to Work 175 43 25.0 16.0-36.8 37 18.2 12.1-26.5 *** *** *** 27 13.9 7.9-23.3
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** 28 19.5 12.7-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 26 22.2 14.3-32.8 39 24.3 17.0-33.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** 31 19.7 12.8-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 202 34 15.7 10.6-22.7 46 27.4 19.8-36.7 96 43.8 35.5-52.5 26 13.0 8.2-20.2
More than 200% 1,657 123 7.6 6.1- 9.5 327 20.8 18.4-23.3 1,098 64.3 61.3-67.1 109 7.3 5.9- 9.1
HOUSING
Own 2,021 165 9.5 7.7-11.7 395 20.0 17.8-22.3 1,313 62.7 59.8-65.5 148 7.9 6.4- 9.6
Rent 567 80 14.5 11.2-18.6 122 22.1 18.4-26.2 321 54.8 49.9-59.6 44 8.6 6.2-12.0
Other arrangement 157 22 19.1 12.2-28.7 41 27.1 19.0-37.0 82 49.5 40.0-59.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 536 71 15.1 10.5-21.2 101 17.0 13.2-21.6 307 56.9 50.7-62.9 57 11.1 7.9-15.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 964 93 10.7 8.2-13.8 204 21.3 18.2-24.8 597 60.6 56.5-64.6 70 7.4 5.5- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,267 105 9.3 7.3-11.7 257 21.8 19.1-24.8 828 62.3 58.9-65.6 77 6.6 5.1- 8.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,028 90 9.3 7.2-11.9 191 19.6 16.7-22.9 678 63.7 59.9-67.4 69 7.4 5.6- 9.7
2nd Quartile 794 72 10.8 8.1-14.3 178 22.7 19.3-26.4 496 61.2 56.9-65.3 48 5.4 4.0- 7.4
3rd Quartile 658 70 12.3 8.6-17.1 135 20.3 16.4-24.7 394 56.4 50.8-61.8 59 11.1 8.0-15.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 287 37 14.5 9.1-22.3 58 19.1 13.8-25.7 164 58.3 50.0-66.1 28 8.2 4.9-13.3

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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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