Unhealthy Sleep-Related Behaviors—12 States, 2009

An estimated 50-70 million adults in the US have chronic sleep and wakefulness disorders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed data from a new sleep module added to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2009 to assess the prevalence and distribution of selected s...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2011-04, Vol.305 (15), p.1528-1530
Main Authors: McKnight-Eily, LR, Liu, Y, Wheaton, AG, Croft, JB, Perry, GS, Okoro, CA, Strine, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Behavior
Data analysis
Public health
Sleep disorders
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Summary:An estimated 50-70 million adults in the US have chronic sleep and wakefulness disorders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed data from a new sleep module added to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2009 to assess the prevalence and distribution of selected sleep difficulties and behaviors. Here, McKnight-Eily et al summarize the results of that analysis, which determined that, among 74,571 adult respondents in 12 states, 35.3% reported having
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598