Sleep and the fact that many of us don’t get enough of it is a popular topic, and new research may have uncovered why we’re sleep-deprived. It asks Americans about their nighttime routines, bedtimes and sleep habits, giving us insight into why we’re tired all the time.
According to the survey of 2-thousand U.S. adults, the average American falls asleep at 11:18 p.m.
- But there’s a lot happening before we climb into bed, with the average person starting their nighttime routine at 10:15 p.m.
- That pre-bed prep takes 21 minutes, on average, so they’re all tucked in by 10:36 p.m.
- The thing is, very few actually start snoozing right away. It takes around 40 minutes for the average person to drift off, which gets us to that 11:18 sleep time.
- And some stay up later than planned, often to finish up chores or things they need to take care of (29%), or because night is their favorite time of day (21%).
- Some respondents admit they just don’t want to go to sleep and “fast forward” to the next workday (15%), while others stay up late because it’s the only time they can connect with their partner (13%).
- But those late nights take a toll, and people have three mornings a week when they wake up wishing they’d gone to bed earlier the night before.
- Among those who share a bed with their partner, only half (49%) say they sleep better with their significant other next to them.
- One in seven (14%) say they sleep worse with their partner, mostly because of them snoring (63%).
- Partners also disrupt sleep by waking them up in the night by tossing and turning or going to the bathroom (52%), or by having a different nighttime routine (26%).
- Parents of school-age kids also say they get less sleep when their kids go back to school.
- More than half (53%) lose sleep because they have to wake up earlier, while a quarter say they’ll go to sleep later so they can make lunches and help with homework.
- And for 11%, the lack of sleep comes from worrying more about their child returning to school.
Source: Talker