In the period between 2019 and 2021, there was an overall increase in sleep duration in United States. It was observed that the rate of U.S. adults who got the National Sleep Foundation’s recommended seven to nine hours of sleep on weekdays, increased from 38 percent in 2019 to 44 percent in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions that were put in place in the United States may have contributed to this increase in sleeping duration during this time.
This graph shows the changes in the average weekday sleep among adults in the United States between 2019 and 2021.
Percentage of U.S. adults who slept a select number of hours per day during the week from 2019 to 2021
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National Sleep Foundation. (March 7, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who slept a select number of hours per day during the week from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309084/adult-weekday-sleep-duration-us/
National Sleep Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. adults who slept a select number of hours per day during the week from 2019 to 2021." Chart. March 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309084/adult-weekday-sleep-duration-us/
National Sleep Foundation. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who slept a select number of hours per day during the week from 2019 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309084/adult-weekday-sleep-duration-us/
National Sleep Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Slept a Select Number of Hours per Day during The Week from 2019 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309084/adult-weekday-sleep-duration-us/
National Sleep Foundation, Percentage of U.S. adults who slept a select number of hours per day during the week from 2019 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309084/adult-weekday-sleep-duration-us/ (last visited November 15, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who slept a select number of hours per day during the week from 2019 to 2021 [Graph], National Sleep Foundation, March 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309084/adult-weekday-sleep-duration-us/
