2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 508 62 13.4 10.0-17.9 80 15.9 12.2-20.5 321 61.7 56.2-66.9 45 8.9 6.3-12.6
GENDER
Male 232 27 12.7 7.9-19.6 36 17.0 11.6-24.3 153 63.0 54.6-70.6 16 7.4 4.1-13.0
Female 276 35 14.2 9.7-20.3 44 14.8 10.3-20.8 168 60.5 53.0-67.5 29 10.5 6.7-15.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 436 49 12.4 9.0-16.9 71 16.1 12.2-21.0 276 61.5 55.7-67.0 40 9.9 6.9-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** 17 13.5 7.5-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 22 21.3 13.3-32.2 19 17.0 9.8-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 20 13.7 8.1-22.2 30 18.4 12.2-26.8 89 58.5 48.6-67.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 216 *** *** *** 27 10.8 6.9-16.5 150 71.9 64.4-78.3 23 10.4 6.4-16.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 34 22.3 15.0-31.7 29 14.1 8.7-22.1 87 48.3 38.7-58.0 25 15.3 9.6-23.4
No 318 24 7.8 4.8-12.5 51 17.9 13.1-24.0 224 69.0 62.2-75.1 19 5.2 3.0- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 55 13.0 9.6-17.5 67 15.6 11.7-20.5 279 61.9 56.1-67.4 42 9.5 6.6-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 36 16.0 11.0-22.9 46 18.1 12.9-24.7 167 61.1 53.3-68.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** 21 13.9 8.1-22.8 117 65.5 56.2-73.8 22 16.7 10.4-25.8
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 *** *** *** 19 10.8 6.4-17.7 106 75.8 66.2-83.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 23 9.6 6.0-15.2 41 12.9 9.0-18.3 192 67.8 60.6-74.2 25 9.7 6.1-14.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 380 32 10.2 6.6-15.3 61 16.2 12.0-21.7 251 63.9 57.5-69.8 36 9.7 6.5-14.3
Rent 102 26 25.4 17.0-36.3 15 15.8 9.0-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 21 11.0 6.8-17.2 29 18.3 12.0-26.9 126 66.3 57.5-74.1 *** *** ***
Rural 322 41 14.6 10.1-20.6 51 14.8 10.5-20.4 195 59.6 52.6-66.2 35 11.1 7.4-16.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 19 17.2 9.9-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.4-22.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 19 11.5 6.9-18.6 34 18.0 12.3-25.6 102 60.3 51.5-68.4 17 10.2 5.9-17.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 24 11.9 7.6-18.1 31 16.9 11.2-24.9 134 67.2 58.5-74.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 36 12.0 8.3-17.1 42 15.3 10.8-21.3 194 65.9 59.1-72.2 23 6.7 4.1-10.7
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** 18 14.1 7.7-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 122 20 16.3 9.7-26.2 20 18.4 10.9-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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