March 9, 2011 sleep. At least that is what sustains a study published by the National Sleep Foundation USA
The foundation, which annually performs a survey on sleep habits, found that 43 percent of Americans between 13 and 64 say they rarely or never sleeps well at night during the week.
Almost all respondents, 95 percent said they watch TV or use some type of electronic device such as computer, iPad, game console or mobile phone at least an hour before bedtime.
The mobile phone has also become a focus of sleep disturbance, and that 10 percent of young people between 13 and 18, said it raised all or almost every night for a text message, a phone call or an email.
Two thirds of respondents said that during the week did not get the sleep you need to be rested.
Most said they need between seven and seven and half hours sleep to feel good but, on average, six hours and 55 minutes.
15 percent of respondents between 19 and 64 years and 7 percent among young people between 13 and 18 ensures that sleep less than six hours during the week.
"This survey examines the association between the use of U.S. technologies and their sleeping habits," said David Cloud, director of the National Sleep Foundation.
"While these technologies have become commonplace, it is clear that we must learn more about proper use and leave the room to complete some good sleep habits," he added. Another
findings from work is that Americans also take short naps to combat daytime sleepiness, in addition to the classic remedy of drinking coffee.
In the United States an average person drinks a liter of coffee a day and hardly any difference between different age groups studied.
National Sleep Foundation began to analyze the habits of the rest of Americans in 1991. The last annual survey was conducted on a population sample of 1,508 randomly selected, aged between 13 and 64 years and has a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.
Source: EFE
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