It also impairs cognitive performance, which can increase the likelihood of motor vehicle and other transportation accidents, industrial accidents, medical errors, and loss of work productivity that could affect the wider community A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 19 notes that more than one third of Americans fall into that category.
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People aren’t getting enough sleep, according to a new study performed by the CDC, via phone surveys.
Once the CDC adjusted for age (the over-65 population sleeps more on average, ) they found a troubling racial breakdown: Just 53.7% of Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders said they got the right amount of sleep each night. The Great Plains states led the nation in healthy sleep, buoyed by South Dakota, where 72 percent of those surveyed said they averaged at least 7 hours nightly. Want to see how your state stacked up? Sixty-seven percent of married people slept 7 hours or more a night compared to 62 percent of those never married and 56 percent of those divorced, separated or widowed. Sleep deprivation can up the risk for all sort of diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular issues, obesity, strokes and occasional mood swings. People aren’t getting enough sleep and usually end up feeling groggy in the morning. Inadequate sleep has been tied to the start and worsening of a range of diseases and conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, obesity and depression. The findings of the first national survey on sleep have raised an alarm about the sleep deprived individuals and the health impacts of missing adequate sleep. Hawaii reported the worst sleep habits in the country.
This is the first study to document estimates of self-reported healthy sleep duration for all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The prevalence of healthy sleep duration was highest among people with a college degree or higher, it was found.
States in the Southeast and along the Appalachian Mountains reported the least amount of sleep, according to the study.
Sleeping in a dark, relaxing, and quiet environment is definitely going to help you sleep slightly better, as is avoiding vitamin C, caffeine, alcohol, and large meals before attempting to doze off. Turning off all sources of light, especially LEDs and other blinking devices will also help a lot.
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People who reported they were unable to work or were unemployed had lower healthy sleep duration (51% and 60%, respectively) than did employed respondents (65%).
