MidNite Sleep Survey
   
6032 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 (2037) 34%
  Not being able to fall asleep when I get into bed (997) 17%
  Both of the above (2884) 49%
 
 I have not taken or have stopped taking prescription sleep aids because:
 
  I am afraid they will become habit forming (834) 23%
  I am afraid of the side effects (356) 10%
  I am afraid I will not be able to awaken when I need or want to (258) 7%
  I do not like taking drugs (749) 20%
  I am afraid I will be groggy or feel drugged in the morning when I wake (1492) 40%
 
 I have not taken or stopped taking over the counter sleep aids because:
 
  I am afraid they will be habit forming (618) 20%
  I am afraid of the side effects (301) 10%
  I am afraid I won't be able to wake in the morning when I need or want to (258) 9%
  I don't like taking drugs (558) 19%
  I am afraid I will feel groggy or drugged in the morning when I wake up (1281) 42%
 
 If you wake in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep, what do you normally do?
 
  Get a snack (97) 3%
  Use the bathroom (464) 13%
  Go on my computer (235) 7%
  Read (225) 6%
  Have sex (21) 1%
  Walk around the house (55) 2%
  Clean the house or do laundry (21) 1%
  Watch TV (493) 14%
  Lie in bed and stare at the ceiling or the clock (1070) 30%
  Meditate (129) 4%
  Worry (650) 18%
  Count sheep (88) 2%
 
 What most often wakes you in the night and/or prevents you from getting back to sleep
 
  Having to use the bathroom (976) 29%
  Hunger (27) 1%
  Stress or worries (1179) 35%
  Partner moving or snoring (376) 11%
  Child awakening (57) 2%
  Pain or medical condition (318) 10%
  My pet (113) 3%
  Noises in or outside of the house (298) 9%
 
 When you travel for pleasure or business, how is your sleep experience?
 
  Better because I am away from my problems (1064) 32%
  Worse because it is not my own bed or my own home (2220) 68%
 
 Do you suffer from jet lag when you travel?
 
  Yes (1377) 41%
  No (1964) 59%
 
 When you travel by airplane, train or bus do you typically sleep
 
  Yes, on long and short trips (368) 11%
  Yes but only when I have more than an hour or two (492) 15%
  No, I would like to but can't usually fall asleep (1636) 50%
  No, I don't like to sleep when I travel (793) 24%
 
 As you get older, do you find that you have more or less difficulty sleeping
 
  More difficulty (3260) 96%
  Less difficulty (120) 4%
 
 Have your partner's sleep problems prevented you from getting a good night's sleep?
 
  Yes (1278) 39%
  No (1994) 61%
 
 Do you find that you look better after getting a good night's sleep?
 
  Yes (3163) 95%
  No (177) 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 (1491) 44%
  I dread going to bed (623) 19%
  I feel pretty neutral about going to bed (1242) 37%


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