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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Health. 2019 Apr 13;5(4):344–351. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.02.003

Table 2.

Sociodemographic, health behavioral, and clinical characteristics among 2013-2014 BRFSS participants, by self-reported sleep duration*

≤ 6 hours
sleep/night
7 hours
sleep/night
≥ 8 hours sleep/night
AI/ANs
Sample size (n, %) 5,605 (38.6) 3,213 (22.1) 5,718 (39.3)
Age (years) (%)
   18-24 12.3 (10.3-14.7) 14.0 (11.7-16.6) 20.1 (17.7-22.6)
   25-34 17.6 (15.5-19.8) 16.3 (13.8-19.2) 17.5 (15.4-19.8)
   35-44 18.6 (16.5-20.9) 16.4 (13.8-19.3) 14.7 (12.6-17.1)
   45-54 22.9 (20.7-25.1) 19.0 (16.2-22.1) 16.6 (14.6-18.8)
   55-64 17.7 (15.9-19.7) 18.0 (15.3-21.0) 13.9 (12.4-15.6)
   65+ 11.0 (9.7-12.4) 16.3 (13.7-19.3) 17.3 (15.6-19.1)
Female (%) 49.0 (46.3-51.8) 50.2 (46.6-53.9) 51.0 (48.2-53.9)
Education (%)
   <High school 23.4 (21.0-25.8) 18.5 (15.5-22.0) 22.1 (19.8-24.6)
   HS diploma 30.4 (28.1-32.9) 30.6 (27.3-34.1) 35.2 (32.6-37.9)
   Some college 34.0 (31.4-36.7) 33.4 (30.0-37.0) 30.5 (27.9-33.2)
   ≥College graduate 12.2 (10.7-13.8) 17.5 (15.2-20.1) 12.3 (10.5-14.2)
Health behaviors
Sleep duration, mean (h) 5.26 ± 0.98 7.00 8.55 ± 1.34
Alcoholic drinks per day 3.59 2.79 3.14
Smoking (%)
 Current 35.1 (32.6-37.8) 22.4 (19.6-25.6) 26.1 (23.8-28.5)
 Former 22.4 (20.3-24.7) 23.4 (20.5-26.4) 23.0 (20.7-25.4)
 Never 37.2 (34.5-39.9) 49.8 (46.1-53.6) 46.1 (43.3-48.9)
Any physical activity (%) 66.3 (63.8-68.8) 73.9 (70.6-77.0) 67.5 (64.8-70.1)
Clinical characteristics
BMI, mean (kg/m2) 29.0 ± 7.4 28.2 ± 6.2 28.3 ± 6.6
Diabetes (%) 17.0 (15.1-19.0) 10.8 (9.1-12.8) 14.2 (12.4-16.1)
Coronary heart disease (%) 5.6 (4.7-6.7) 3.3 (2.5-4.4) 5.0 (3.9-6.2)
Stroke (%) 6.1 (5.1-7.3) 2.9 (2.1-4.1) 4.6 (3.9-5.4)
Heart attack (%) 8.1 (6.8-9.7) 5.0 (3.9-6.4) 6.4 (5.2-7.8)
Self-reported health status (%)
 Excellent/very good/good 66.7 (64.3-69.1) 84.8 (82.4-86.9) 79.5 (77.4-81.4)
 Fair/poor 32.6 (30.3-35.1) 14.8 (12.7-17.1) 20.1 (18.2-22.2)
   NHWs
Sample size (n, %) 218,189 (29.9) 230,660 (31.6) 281,113 (38.5)
Age (years) (%)
   18-24 10.2 (9.9-10.5) 10.2 (9.9-10.5) 12.5 (12.2-12.9)
   25-34 17.2 (16.9-17.6) 14.7 (14.4-15.0) 13.3 (13.1-13.6)
   35-44 16.7 (16.4-17.0) 15.7 (15.4-16.0) 12.0 (11.7-12.2)
   45-54 20.7 (20.4-21.0) 19.6 (19.3-19.9) 14.9 (14.7-15.2)
   55-64 17.9 (17.7-18.2) 19.0 (18.7-19.2) 17.2 (16.9-17.4)
   65+ 17.2 (17.0-17.4) 20.8 (20.6-21.1) 30.1 (29.8-30.4)
Female (%) 49.8 (49.4-50.2) 50.2 (49.8-50.6) 53.4 (53.0-53.8)
Education (%)
   <High school 11.8 (11.5-12.1) 6.0 (5.8-6.3) 9.9 (9.7-10.2)
   HS diploma 31.6 (31.2-31.9) 25.2 (24.9-25.6) 30.0 (29.7-30.4)
   Some college 33.7 (33.3-34.0) 32.3 (31.9-32.7) 32.0 (31.6-32.3)
   ≥College graduate 23.0 (22.7-23.3) 36.5 (36.1-36.8) 28.1 (27.8-28.4)
Health behaviors
Sleep duration, mean (h) 5.53 ± 0.76 7.00 8.37 ± 0.99
Alcoholic drinks per day 2.65 2.23 2.34
Smoking (%)
 Current 25.0 (24.7-25.4) 13.5 (13.2-13.8) 15.3 (15.0-15.6)
 Former 26.3 (26.0-26.6) 27.2 (26.9-27.6) 28.9 (28.6-29.2)
 Never 45.1 (44.7-45.5) 56.0 (55.6-56.4) 52.0 (51.7-52.4)
Any physical activity (%) 69.6 (69.2-69.9) 79.5 (79.2-79.8) 73.4 (73.1-73.7)
Clinical characteristics
BMI, mean (kg/m2) 28.2 ± 6.1 27.2 ± 5.6 27.3 ± 6.2
Diabetes (%) 10.5 (10.3-10.7) 7.4 (7.2-7.5) 10.6 (10.4-10.8)
Coronary heart disease (%) 5.4 (5.2-5.5) 3.6 (3.5-3.8) 5.5 (5.4-5.6)
Stroke (%) 3.5 (3.4-3.6) 1.9 (1.8-2.0) 3.7 (3.6-3.8)
Heart attack (%) 5.6 (5.4-5.8) 3.4 (3.2-3.5) 5.5 (5.3-5.6)
Self-reported health status (%)
 Excellent/very good/good 77.8 (77.4-78.1) 90.8 (90.6-91.1) 84.6 (84.3-84.8)
 Fair/poor 21.9 (21.6-22.2) 8.9 (8.7-9.2) 15.0 (14.8-15.3)
   NHBs
Sample size (n, %) 31,834 (44.4) 14,454 (20.1) 25,477 (35.5)
Age (years) (%)
   18-24 13.0 (12.3-13.8) 17.3 (16.0-18.7) 15.7 (14.7-16.6)
   25-34 20.4 (19.6-21.3) 17.7 (16.6-18.9) 17.2 (16.3-18.1)
   35-44 19.6 (18.8-20.4) 17.3 (16.1-18.5) 15.4 (14.6-16.3)
   45-54 20.7 (19.9-21.5) 17.8 (16.7-19.0) 17.0 (16.2-17.9)
   55-64 15.7 (15.1-16.4) 15.1 (14.2-16.1) 16.0 (15.3-16.8)
   65+ 10.6 (10.1-11.1) 14.8 (13.9-15.8) 18.8 (17.9-19.6)
Female (%) 53.9 (53.2-54.6) 53.3 (51.8-54.9) 55.1 (54.0-56.3)
Education (%)
   <High school 16.0 (15.2-16.8) 11.7 (10.6-12.8) 20.2 (19.2-21.2)
   HS diploma 29.9 (29.1-30.9) 29.8 (28.5-31.3) 36.7 (35.6-37.8)
   Some college 35.5 (34.6-36.5) 33.4 (31.9-34.9) 28.7 (27.6-29.8)
   ≥College graduate 18.6 (17.9-19.2) 25.1 (24.0-26.3) 14.5 (13.8-15.2)
Health behaviors
Sleep duration, mean (h) 5.37 ± 0.69 7.00 8.72 ± 1.30
Alcoholic drinks per day 2.46 2.18 2.41
Smoking (%)
 Current 21.4 (20.6-22.2) 14.2 (13.2-15.3) 18.3 (17.4-19.2)
 Former 15.0 (14.3-15.7) 16.1 (15.0-17.2) 16.2 (15.3-17.0)
 Never 58.0 (57.1-59.0) 64.5 (63.0-65.9) 59.3 (58.2-60.5)
Any physical activity (%) 67.9 (67.0-68.9) 75.5 (74.2-76.8) 75.5 (74.2-76.8)
Clinical characteristics
BMI, mean (kg/m2) 29.7 ± 5.4 28.7 ± 4.9 29.2 ± 5.5
Diabetes (%) 13.8 (13.2-14.5) 12.1 (11.2-13.0) 15.8 (15.0-16.6)
Coronary heart disease (%) 4.0 (3.7-4.4) 2.8 (2.4-3.4) 4.0 (3.5-4.5)
Stroke (%) 4.4 (4.1-4.8) 2.6 (2.2-3.0) 4.8 (4.4-5.3)
Heart attack (%) 4.2 (3.9-4.4) 3.0 (2.5-3.5) 4.7 (4.2-5.3)
Self-reported health status (%)
 Excellent/very good/good 73.4 (72.5-74.3) 84.3 (83.1-85.3) 78.8 (77.9-79.7)
 Fair/poor 26.2 (25.3-27.0) 15.3 (14.2-16.4) 20.7 (19.8-21.6)
Hispanics
Sample size (n, %) 21,171 (35.6) 15,976 (26.9) 22,325 (37.5)
Age (years) (%)
   18-24 16.6 (15.7-17.6) 17.6 (16.5-18.7) 19.2 (18.3-20.3)
   25-34 23.8 (22.7-24.8) 24.7 (23.5-25.9) 25.9 (24.9-27.1)
   35-44 20.8 (19.9-21.8) 23.3 (22.1-24.5) 20.5 (19.6-21.5)
   45-54 18.6 (17.7-19.6) 16.7 (15.7-17.7) 14.7 (13.9-15.5)
   55-64 12.4 (11.7-13.2) 10.9 (10.1-11.9) 10.1 (9.5-10.8)
   65+ 7.8 (7.2-8.3) 6.8 (6.3-7.4) 9.5 (8.9-10.2)
Female (%) 50.2 (49.0-50.5) 47.0 (45.7-48.4) 48.8 (47.6-50.0)
Education (%)
   <High school 34.9 (33.7-36.1) 35.7 (34.3-37.1) 43.7 (42.5-45.0)
   HS diploma 26.9 (25.9-28.0) 25.9 (24.7-27.1) 27.3 (26.3-28.4)
   Some college 27.1 (26.1-28.2) 24.2 (23.0-25.4) 20.2 (19.3-21.1)
   ≥College graduate 11.1 (10.6-11.7) 14.2 (13.5-15.0) 8.8 (8.3-9.3)
Health behaviors
Sleep duration, mean (h) 5.48 ± 0.85 7.00 8.44 ± 1.14
Alcoholic drinks per day 3.39 3.11 3.40
Smoking (%)
 Current 15.9 (15.0-16.8) 10.6 (9.8-11.5) 12.0 (11.2-12.8)
 Former 17.2 (16.4-18.1) 15.7 (14.8-16.7) 15.0 (14.1-15.8)
 Never 59.8 (58.6-60.9) 66.4 (65.1-67.7) 65.0 (63.8-66.1)
Any physical activity (%) 65.3 (64.2-66.5) 70.1 (68.7-71.5) 65.4 (64.2-66.6)
Clinical characteristics
BMI, mean (kg/m2) 28.8 ± 6.5 27.9 ± 5.6 28.3 ± 3.9
Diabetes (%) 11.9 (11.2-12.7) 8.1 (7.4-8.8) 11.2 (10.5-11.9)
Coronary heart disease (%) 3.4 (3.0-3.8) 1.6 (1.3-1.9) 2.2 (1.9-2.5)
Stroke (%) 2.5 (2.1-2.8) 1.1 (0.9-1.4) 1.8 (1.5-2.1)
Heart attack (%) 3.7 (3.3-4.1) 2.1 (1.8-2.5) 2.6 (2.3-3.0)
Self-reported health status (%)
 Excellent/very good/good 67.8 (66.7-68.9) 79.2 (78.1-80.3) 75.1 (74.0-76.1)
 Fair/poor 31.6 (30.5-32.7) 20.3 (19.1-21.4) 24.0 (23.0-25.0)
*

Percentages may not sum to 100 due to missing data