Health Status > Health Indicators
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Sleep Disorders
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Sleep is a necessity of life; however, in a 2007
poll by the National Sleep Foundation, almost
one-third of women reported getting “a good
night’s sleep” (as defined by respondents) only a
few nights a month or less. In the same poll,
39 percent of women reported getting a good
night’s sleep every night or almost every night,
while another 32 percent report getting a good
night’s sleep a few nights a week. Pregnant and
postpartum women were more likely than
women overall to report rarely or never getting a
good night’s sleep (30 and 42 percent versus
15 percent, respectively). Women who reported
having a good night’s sleep only a few nights a
month or less are significantly more likely than
those who reported a good night’s sleep every
night or almost every night to experience certain
effects of sleep deprivation, including daytime
sleepiness at least a few days a week (43 versus
7 percent) and driving drowsy at least once a
month (39 versus 18 percent).
Overall, about two-thirds of women reported
experiencing a sleep problem at least a few nights
a week within the past month, with 46 percent
reporting that this occurred every night or almost
every night. The most common sleep problem
was waking up feeling unrefreshed, which was
reported to occur at least a few nights a week by
half of all women. Almost half of women
(49 percent) reported being awake a lot during
the night at least a few nights a week, 37 percent
reported difficulty falling asleep a few nights a
week, and just over one-third of women reported
waking up too early and not being able to fall
back asleep.
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Pie Chart: Women Reporting That They Had a Good
Night's Sleep, 2007
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Horizontal Bar Chart: Women Reporting Sleep Problems at Least a Few Nights per Week in the Past Month, 2007
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