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- A study using 2020 data found that 33.2% of US adults aged 18 and older report getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night.
- Disparities in short sleep duration were noted based on factors like age, sex, race, marital status, education, income, and whether people lived in urban or rural areas.
- The highest rates of short sleep were concentrated in the Southeast and Appalachian regions, highlighting where targeted strategies to encourage better sleep habits are necessary.
Article Abstract
We estimated the prevalence of short sleep duration (<7 hours per day) among US adults aged 18 years or older by using 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Nationally, 33.2% of adults reported short sleep duration. We identified disparities across sociodemographic characteristics, including age, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status, education, income, and urbanicity. Counties with the highest model-based estimates of short sleep duration clustered in the Southeast and along the Appalachian Mountains. These findings identified subgroups and geographic areas in which tailored strategies for promotion of optimal sleep duration (≥7 hours per night) are most needed.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317035 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220400 | DOI Listing |
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