MidNite Sleep Survey
   
5100 votes total

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


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