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QuickStats: Percentage* of Employed Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Slept <7 Hours per 24-Hour Period,† by Sex and Number of Work Hours per Week§ — United States, 2022
Weekly / April 25, 2024 / 73(16);385
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* Estimates were based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population, with 95% CIs indicated by error bars.
† Based on a response to the question, “On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period?”
§ Based on a response to the question, “How many hours did you work last week at all jobs or businesses?”
In 2022, the percentage of employed adults who slept <7 hours on average during a 24-hour period increased with the number of hours worked per week, including 29% among those who worked ≤40 hours, 35% among those who worked 41–60 hours, and 48% among those who worked >60 hours per week. The patterns were similar for men and women.
Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153722
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/index.htm
Reported by: Imelda Wong, PhD, [email protected]; Abay Asfaw, PhD; Roger Rosa, PhD.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Percentage of Employed Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Slept <7 Hours per 24-Hour Period, by Sex and Number of Work Hours per Week — United States, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:385. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7316a6.
For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/sleep_hygiene.html
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