Americans don’t sleep enough, study says

State- and county-level data is important because it helps public health departments “see where the problem is most severe”, said Wheaton.

One in three Americans don’t get enough sleep, reports the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The healthy sleep figures for other minorities weren’t much better: 54.2% for Non-Hispanic blacks, 53.6% for multiracial non-Hispanics, and 59.6% American Indians/Alaska Natives. Previous reports have shown that sleeping more than eight hours, as well as less than seven hours is associated with conditions such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, mental illnesses, an increased BMI, and an overall increased chance of premature death.

The study results suggest the need for public awareness and education about sleep health and workplace policies that ensure healthy amounts of sleep for shift workers, according to the study.

According to the Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, adults in the eighteen to sixty age-range should be getting at least seven hours of sleep per night. That’s less than Vermont (69 percent), but more than ME (67.1%) and MA (65.5%).

‘They know they should eat right, get exercise, quit smoking, but sleep just isn’t at the top of their board. “It doesn’t just make you sleepy, but it can also affect your health and safety”.

A person’s employment status played a role in sleep duration, the CDC found, with 51- to 60 percent of those unable to work or unemployed respectively reporting getting enough sleep, compared to 65 percent for those with jobs.

Some of the highest reports of healthy sleep came from folks with college degrees. People aren’t getting enough sleep and usually end up feeling groggy in the morning. Using data from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, from telephone calls to 444,306 adults across the United States, the researchers determined how many people got more than seven hours of sleep per night and how many got less.

Researchers found that more than one-third of the adults reported sleeping less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

The South and Appalachian states got the least sleep as a region. Meanwhile, states like Minnesota, South Dakota, and Colorado reported the highest sleep levels in the country. But Hawaii was the worst individual state, where 56 percent of respondents got the recommended amount of sleep.

For the full study, head over to the CDC. For instance, making sure that the bedroom environment is quiet, dark and relaxing and has modest temperatures and adults should avoid large meals, alcohol and caffeine before going to bed at night. Per the CDC, a poor sleep schedule is linked to a number of diseases.