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Study Finds Sleep Deprivation a Major Health Problem in US

by Sreeraman on  October 31, 2009 at 11:40 AM General Health News
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Americans suffer from a chronic lack of sleep, according to a study released, which says the problem is a bigger public health problem than is generally recognized.
Study Finds Sleep Deprivation a Major Health Problem in US


The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed American sleep patterns, which was gathered by state health departments in phone interviews with more than 400,000 adults around the United States last year.

The study, published in the most recent issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a health journal, found that almost one-third of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night, which is generally considered the minimum for an average adult to feel rested.

As many as 70 million can be classified as having chronic sleep and wakefulness disorders, the CDC study found.

The survey, conducted in 2008, asked the question: "During the past 30 days, for how many days have you felt you did you not get enough rest or sleep?"

Just three Americans in 10, the CDC said, reported no days of insufficient sleep, while one American in 10 reported not having had a restful night's sleep in 30 days or longer, the study found.

Meanwhile, the researched detected notable demographic variations in the amount of shut-eye Americans get, broken down by geographic location, age, race, gender, class and education.

The greatest rates of sleeplessness were found in the southeastern United States and among racial and ethnic minorities, the study found.

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