Hours of sleep needed by adults to function during the day U.S. 2016

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John Elflein,
Nov 15, 2017
This statistic shows the number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function their best during the day as of 2016. In that year, a total of 35 percent of the survey respondents said that they needed 7 to less than 8 hours of sleep to function their best during the day.

Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016

CharacteristicPercentage of respondents
Less than 6 hrs 11%
6 to less than 7 hrs 22%
7 to less than 8 hrs 35%
8 to less than 9 hrs 24%
9 hrs or more 7%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents11%11%22%22%35%35%24%24%7%7%Less than 6 hrs6 to less than 7 hrs7 to less than 8 hrs8 to less than 9 hrs9 hrs or more
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Release date

2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 31 to September 14, 2016

Number of respondents

2,464 respondents

Age group

40 years and above

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Q12: How many hours of sleep do you need to function at your best during the day?

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