In the United States, nearly 46 percent of children aged 4 months to 17 years from families making less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level were experiencing short sleep duration between 2016 and 2018. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by family income level.
Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by family income level*
* 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.
Federal poverty level (FPL) is based on family income and family size and composition using the U.S. Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds. Imputed income was used for persons aged
4 months–17 years without reported family income.
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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 family income level* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266636/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-family-income-level/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by family income level*." Chart. September 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266636/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-family-income-level/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by family income level*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266636/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-family-income-level/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents with Short Sleep Duration in The United States from 2016 to 2018, by Family Income Level*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266636/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-family-income-level/
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