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QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Ever Told A Doctor That They Had Trouble Sleeping,† by Age Group and Sex — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013–2014
Weekly / November 25, 2016 / 65(46);1323
* With 95% confidence intervals indicated by error bars.
† Participants were asked, “Have you ever told a doctor or other health professional that you have trouble sleeping?”
In 2013–2014, 28.0% of U.S. adults reported that they had told a doctor or other health professional that they had trouble sleeping. A smaller percentage of adults aged 20–39 years (19.2%) reported having trouble sleeping compared with persons aged 40–59 years (32.8%) and ≥60 years (33.2%). This pattern by age group was observed for both men and women, although larger percentages of women aged 40–59 years and ≥60 years reported trouble sleeping compared with men in those age groups.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination survey data. Hyattsville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics; 2013–2014. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm.
Reported by: Steven M. Frenk, PhD; sfrenk@cdc.gov; 301-458-4096.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Ever Told A Doctor That They Had Trouble Sleeping, by Age Group and Sex — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013–2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1323. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6546a11.
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