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5100 votes total
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| My biggest sleep problem is: |
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Waking in the middle of the night or too early in the morning and not being able to get back to sleep (1682) |
 34% |
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Not being able to fall asleep when I get into bed (819) |
16% |
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Both of the above (2493) |
50% |
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| I have not taken or have stopped taking prescription sleep aids because: |
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I am afraid they will become habit forming (765) |
23% |
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I am afraid of the side effects (319) |
9% |
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I am afraid I will not be able to awaken when I need or want to (241) |
7% |
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I do not like taking drugs (687) |
20% |
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I am afraid I will be groggy or feel drugged in the morning when I wake (1380) |
41% |
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| I have not taken or stopped taking over the counter sleep aids because: |
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I am afraid they will be habit forming (567) |
20% |
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I am afraid of the side effects (279) |
10% |
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I am afraid I won't be able to wake in the morning when I need or want to (238) |
9% |
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I don't like taking drugs (520) |
19% |
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I am afraid I will feel groggy or drugged in the morning when I wake up (1185) |
42% |
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| If you wake in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep, what do you normally do? |
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Get a snack (92) |
3% |
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Use the bathroom (439) |
13% |
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Go on my computer (210) |
6% |
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Read (210) |
6% |
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Have sex (19) |
1% |
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Walk around the house (54) |
2% |
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Clean the house or do laundry (21) |
1% |
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Watch TV (448) |
13% |
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Lie in bed and stare at the ceiling or the clock (1014) |
31% |
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Meditate (124) |
4% |
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Worry (605) |
18% |
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Count sheep (83) |
3% |
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| What most often wakes you in the night and/or prevents you from getting back to sleep |
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Having to use the bathroom (921) |
29% |
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Hunger (26) |
1% |
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Stress or worries (1103) |
35% |
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Partner moving or snoring (352) |
11% |
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Child awakening (51) |
2% |
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Pain or medical condition (301) |
10% |
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My pet (103) |
3% |
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Noises in or outside of the house (276) |
9% |
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| When you travel for pleasure or business, how is your sleep experience? |
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Better because I am away from my problems (994) |
32% |
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Worse because it is not my own bed or my own home (2082) |
68% |
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| Do you suffer from jet lag when you travel? |
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Yes (1311) |
42% |
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No (1825) |
58% |
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| When you travel by airplane, train or bus do you typically sleep |
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Yes, on long and short trips (346) |
11% |
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Yes but only when I have more than an hour or two (459) |
15% |
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No, I would like to but can't usually fall asleep (1538) |
50% |
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No, I don't like to sleep when I travel (745) |
24% |
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| As you get older, do you find that you have more or less difficulty sleeping |
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More difficulty (3062) |
96% |
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Less difficulty (113) |
4% |
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| Have your partner's sleep problems prevented you from getting a good night's sleep? |
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Yes (1204) |
39% |
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No (1871) |
61% |
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| Do you find that you look better after getting a good night's sleep? |
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Yes (2975) |
95% |
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No (163) |
5% |
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| Do you look forward to going to sleep at the end of the day or dread it? |
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I look forward to going to bed (1410) |
45% |
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I dread going to bed (579) |
18% |
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I feel pretty neutral about going to bed (1162) |
37% |