SLEEP STATISTICS

(source:  National Sleep Foundation - www.sleepfoundation.org)

• Versus the recommended eight hours of sleep per night, American adults are sleeping an average of seven hours per night
• One in three adults get 6.5 or less hours of sleep nightly
• 62% of American adults experience a sleep problem a few nights per week
• 43% of adults say they are so sleepy during the day that it interferes with their daily activities a few days a month
• Overall, employees estimate that the quality and quantity of their work is diminished by about 30% when they are sleepy
• Nearly one quarter (22%) of young adults are occasionally or frequently late for work due to sleepiness versus 11% of 30 to 64 year olds
• 13% of young adults admit to occasionally/frequently falling asleep at work
• 55% of those between the ages of 18 and 29 report that they "wake unrefreshed"
• The percentage of young adults suffering from significant daytime sleepiness (33%) rivals that of shift workers (29%)
• 63% of tired drivers turn to caffeine and only 22% of drivers pull off the road to rest when drowsy
• 51% of all US adults reported they have driven while drowsy during the past year
• 24% of 18 to 29 year olds admitted to dozing off at the wheel at some point within the last year
• Drowsy driving causes approximately 100,000 car crashes annually
• 68% of adults say that sleepiness interferes with their concentration and makes handling stress on the job more difficult

(source:  National Sleep Foundation – www.sleepfoundation.org)       

•  Did you know one of five adults report making occasional or frequent errors at work due to sleepiness?
• Did you know more than two-thirds of shift workers report problems sleeping?
• Did you know one-third of adults said they would nap at work if allowed?
• Did you know 55% of young adults (18 to 29 year olds) reported they wake up unrefreshed?
• Did you know 13% of young adults occasionally or frequently fell asleep at work last year?
• Did you know drowsy driving caused approximately 100,000 car crashes last year and the peak occurrence was at age 20?
• Did you know 62% of adults experience a sleep problem a few nights per week?
• Did you know one out of three adults gets less than 6.5 hours of sleep per night?
• Did you know a physician has never asked 66% of adults and 75% of young adults about their sleep?