Sleep affects many aspects of well-being and quality of life for people of all ages. Risks associated with deficient or destitute-quality sleep include physical health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease (1,2), mental health issues such as depression (3), and driving and workplace accidents (4,5). Nearly one-third of U.
S. adults do not meet the recommendation of getting at least 7 hours of sleep daily (6,7). Prior research has found that marital status (8-11) and whether young children live in the household (10-12) are associated with sleep duration and quality. This report describes sleep duration, or sleep quality,insomnia symptoms, and the exercise of sleep medication among U.
S. adults, or by sex and family type.
Source: cdc.gov