| The NSF Sleep in America poll found poor
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| | healthy (37%) and don't participate in
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| health and obesity are linked to an
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| | sexual activity with their partner (33%)
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| increased frequency of sleep problems.
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| | when they run out of time or are too
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| Women who report being in fair or poor
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| | sleepy in a day. Interestingly, work is
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| health are significantly more likely than
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| | the last thing that women say they
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| those who report being in excellent or
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| | sacrifice when pressed for time; only 20%
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| very good health to:
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| | of women responded that they would opt to
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| Experience any symptom of a sleep
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| | put work on the back burner when they run
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| disorder at least a few nights per week
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| | out of time or are too sleepy.
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| (66% vs. 30%)
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| | About two-thirds (68%) of the women
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| Have been told by a doctor that they have
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| | polled say they were working during the
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| a sleep disorder (40% vs. 10%)
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| | past month, with almost one-half (46%)
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| Experience daytime sleepiness at least a
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| | saying that they worked full-time. Some
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| few days per week (46% vs. 12%)
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| | working women (8%) report that they miss
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| Have missed at least one day of work
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| | work at least once a month due to
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| because of sleepiness or a sleep problem
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| | sleepiness or a sleep problem. In
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| in the past month (26% vs. 7%)
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| | addition, two in ten say they were late
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| Use any sleep aid at least a few nights
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| | to work more than once in the past month
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| per week (54% vs. 19%)
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| | due to oversleeping (20%) or feeling too
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| Additionally, women with height and
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| | tired when they woke up (19%). About
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| weight that would be categorized as obese
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| | one-half of women who are working (53%)
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| (BMI ? 30) are more likely than those
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| | say that their work schedule is flexible
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| with a BMI classified as overweight or
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| | and women between the ages of 18 and 24
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| average weight to:
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| | are significantly more likely than their
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| Snore at least a few nights each week
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| | older counterparts to work
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| (46% vs. 33% for overweight and 21% for
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| | non-traditional hours or overnight
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| average weight)
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| | shifts.
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| Experience daytime sleepiness at least a
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| | Despite warnings, women are still driving
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| few days a week (31% vs. 22% for
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| | drowsy. More than one-quarter (27%) of
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| overweight and 18% for average weight)
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| | women polled said they have driven drowsy
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| Use a prescription sleep aid at least a
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| | at least once a month in the past year;
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| few nights per week (23% vs. 14% for
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| | 10% of those who had driven drowsy did so
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| overweight and 11% for average weight)
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| | with a child in the car. The National
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| "Adopting healthy behaviors such as
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| | Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| eating nutritious foods, being physically
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| | conservatively estimates that up to
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| active, watching your weight, and getting
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| | 100,000 police-reported crashes annually
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| enough sleep are important steps toward
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| | involve drowsiness or fatigue as a
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| living a healthy life," said Janet
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| | principal causal factor.
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| Collins, Ph.D., Director, National Center
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| | "Women who spend less than 7 hours in bed
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| for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
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| | at night are more likely to doze off
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| Promotion, Centers for Disease Control
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| | during the day, report symptoms of
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| and Prevention (CDC). "As a leader in
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| | depression, drive drowsy and use coping
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| public health, CDC applauds NSF’s
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| | mechanisms just to make it through their
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| efforts to educate all Americans about
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| | day," said Kathryn Lee, Ph.D, a member of
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| the importance of sleep."
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| | the NSF poll task force. "Furthermore,
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| The Sleep in America poll also finds that
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| | women tend to compromise the most
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| a lack of a good night's sleep is
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| | important aspects of good health -- diet,
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| interfering with a woman's quality of
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| | exercise and sleep - when trying to
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| life. Women report that they often
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| | juggle the day's ongoing
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| choose to put healthy activities last on
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| | responsibilities. Foregoing healthy
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| their priority list as they struggle
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| | lifestyle habits in favor of more time
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| through their daily lives.
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| | during the day is not the solution. In
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| When pressed for time, one-half of the
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| | fact, it can be detrimental to optimum
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| women polled responded that sleep (52%)
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| | health and performance." Dr. Lee is a
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| and exercise (48%) are the first things
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| | Professor of Family Health Care Nursing
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| they sacrifice. Additionally, more than
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| | and the James and Marjorie Livingston
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| one-third of women say they also reduce
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| | Chair in the School of Nursing at the
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| the amount of time they spend with
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| | University of California, San Francisco.
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| friends and family (39%), stop eating
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