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Sleep Census 2000
· 62% of Americans said they have difficulty sleeping.
· 90% said that getting better sleep would improve their lives.
· 70% said that they have felt drowsy while driving.
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
· Back pain affects one in four Americans and is the second
leading cause of work absenteeism.
National Sleep Foundation's Ominbus Sleep in America Poll
· 34% of adults surveyed say they toss and turn nightly.
· The top factors disrupting sleep are stress (22%) and
pain (20%)
· Nearly two-thirds of American adults experience a sleep
problem three or more nights a week.
· More than half of young adults report waking up unrefreshed.
· 40% of all adults experience some sort of back pain lasting
more than one day.
· Americans have cut their sleep time by 20% in the
past century.
National Sleep Foundation
· 20% of drivers fall asleep at the wheel.
· National Sleep Foundation has found that 47 million adults
get too little sleep.
· 21% of people who are often sleepy during the day said
that they are dissatisfied with life.
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