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2733 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 (900) |
 34% |
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Not being able to fall asleep when I get into bed (388) |
15% |
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Both of the above (1381) |
52% |
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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 (474) |
23% |
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I am afraid of the side effects (189) |
9% |
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I am afraid I will not be able to awaken when I need or want to (142) |
7% |
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I do not like taking drugs (417) |
20% |
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I am afraid I will be groggy or feel drugged in the morning when I wake (877) |
42% |
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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 (364) |
21% |
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I am afraid of the side effects (163) |
9% |
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I am afraid I won't be able to wake in the morning when I need or want to (142) |
8% |
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I don't like taking drugs (309) |
18% |
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I am afraid I will feel groggy or drugged in the morning when I wake up (749) |
43% |
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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 (54) |
3% |
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Use the bathroom (277) |
13% |
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Go on my computer (141) |
7% |
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Read (135) |
6% |
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Have sex (11) |
1% |
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Walk around the house (29) |
1% |
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Clean the house or do laundry (17) |
1% |
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Watch TV (285) |
14% |
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Lie in bed and stare at the ceiling or the clock (631) |
30% |
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Meditate (76) |
4% |
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Worry (388) |
19% |
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Count sheep (48) |
2% |
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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 (581) |
30% |
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Hunger (14) |
1% |
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Stress or worries (698) |
35% |
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Partner moving or snoring (226) |
11% |
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Child awakening (32) |
2% |
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Pain or medical condition (183) |
9% |
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My pet (64) |
3% |
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Noises in or outside of the house (170) |
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 (602) |
31% |
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Worse because it is not my own bed or my own home (1344) |
69% |
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| Do you suffer from jet lag when you travel? |
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Yes (808) |
41% |
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No (1181) |
59% |
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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 (211) |
11% |
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Yes but only when I have more than an hour or two (285) |
15% |
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No, I would like to but can't usually fall asleep (988) |
51% |
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No, I don't like to sleep when I travel (472) |
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 (1937) |
96% |
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Less difficulty (75) |
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 (772) |
39% |
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No (1187) |
61% |
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| Do you find that you look better after getting a good night's sleep? |
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Yes (1887) |
95% |
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No (101) |
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 (911) |
46% |
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I dread going to bed (354) |
18% |
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I feel pretty neutral about going to bed (737) |
37% |