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2002 Sleep in
America Poll
Events of September 11th take dramatic toll on American's
sleep Washington, DC
The
National Sleep Foundation's 2002 Sleep in America Poll reports that in the days
immediately following the 9-11 attacks, 47% of Americans polled rated their sleep as
either fair or poor on most nights. On a typical night, only 27% would report their
sleep as either fair or poor.
Other interesting findings from the poll are summarized
below.
Insomnia
"Epidemic" The poll results showed that more than one half of the repsondents
(58%) reported having experienced at least one of the four symptoms of insomnia at least a
few nights a week. In fact, 35% say that they experience at least one of the four
symptoms of insomnia every night or almost every night in the past year.
The four symptoms of insomnia are defined as:
difficulty falling asleep
waking a lot during the night
waking up too early and not being able to get back to sleep
waking up feeling unrefreshed
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Regional Sleep
Differences
Those in the West are more
likely (40%) to report getting at least 8 hours of sleep on a workdday than those in the
Northeast (25%) or the Midwest (24%).
Pauses in breathing during sleep (sleep apnea) are reported
with almost double the frequency in the South (14%) than in other parts of the country
(between 7% adn 8%)
Midwesterners have the least difficulty falling asleep (21%)
and also report the highest rate of waking too early and not being able to get back to
sleep (29%)
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Gender Sleep
Differences
Adult females report higher
incidence of all four symptoms of insomnia compared to adult males.
Men, however, report higher rates of snoring and pauses in
breathing.
Women report more daytime sleepiness at least a few days a
week (20%) compared to men (13%).
