Between 2016 and 2018, around 38 percent of male children in the United States aged 6 to 12 years were experiencing short sleep duration. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender.
Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender*
* Short sleep duration is defined as <12 hours for infants aged 4–11 months, <11 hours for children aged 1–2 years, <10 hours for children aged 3–5 years, <9 hours
for children aged 6–12 years, and <8 hours for adolescents aged 13–17 years.
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MMWR, & CDC. (September 24, 2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266617/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age-and-gender/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender*." Chart. September 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266617/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age-and-gender/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266617/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age-and-gender/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents with Short Sleep Duration in The United States from 2016 to 2018, by Age and Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266617/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age-and-gender/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266617/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, September 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266617/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age-and-gender/
