Out of 365 days (366 this year because of Leap Year), how often would you say you get a perfect night's sleep
According to new research, the average American gets a "perfect" night's sleep 132 times a year and an average of 120 "good sleeps. Which means the other 113 nights are "bad" sleeps and are accompanied by waking up frequently or even staying up all night.
The poll also reveals:
- Americans go to bed feeling stressed or anxious an average of three days every week.
- This stress keeps them awake for an extra three hours after they go to bed.
- That nighttime anxiety that’s keeping them up leads to them looking at their phone (59%), snacking (49%) and staring at the ceiling (39%), rather than snoozing.
- So what are they stressing about so much that it’s keeping them from sleep? For 58%, it’s worrying about their physical health, 56% stress about what they need to do the next day, while 51% are concerned about their mental health.
- The most popular remedies people have tried to help fall asleep include reading (44%), warm milk (42%), CBD (37%) and melatonin (29%).
- To get a “perfect” night’s sleep every night for a year, people would be willing to give up their WiFi (48%), their bed (43%) and even their indoor plumbing (41%).
Source: SWNS Digital