A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found
that about 10% of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep every day
in the last month.
The study involved four states; Delaware, Hawaii, New York, and Rhode
Island, and may not reflect the trends of the rest of the United States.
However, other studies have revealed that, on average, the number of adults
who report sleeping six or less hours a night has increased from 1985 to
2006.
In addition, only one in three (29.6%) adults in the study reported that
they did get enough rest or sleep every day in the last 30 days.
The definitions of the terms “enough” and “rest” were subjective throughout
the study, not being equated to reports of exact hours of sleep per night.
However, the National Sleep Foundation recommends adults get 7-9 hours of
sleep each night to feel fully rested in the morning.
Across the US, an estimated 50 to 70 million people suffer from chronic
sleep loss and sleep disorders. Sleep loss is associated with health
problems, such as obesity, and certain risk behaviors including heavy
drinking.
