MidNite Sleep Survey
   
5255 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 (1742) 34%
  Not being able to fall asleep when I get into bed (850) 17%
  Both of the above (2554) 50%
 
 I have not taken or have stopped taking prescription sleep aids because:
 
  I am afraid they will become habit forming (776) 23%
  I am afraid of the side effects (324) 9%
  I am afraid I will not be able to awaken when I need or want to (243) 7%
  I do not like taking drugs (695) 20%
  I am afraid I will be groggy or feel drugged in the morning when I wake (1401) 41%
 
 I have not taken or stopped taking over the counter sleep aids because:
 
  I am afraid they will be habit forming (571) 20%
  I am afraid of the side effects (284) 10%
  I am afraid I won't be able to wake in the morning when I need or want to (242) 9%
  I don't like taking drugs (526) 19%
  I am afraid I will feel groggy or drugged in the morning when I wake up (1204) 43%
 
 If you wake in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep, what do you normally do?
 
  Get a snack (93) 3%
  Use the bathroom (447) 13%
  Go on my computer (212) 6%
  Read (213) 6%
  Have sex (19) 1%
  Walk around the house (55) 2%
  Clean the house or do laundry (21) 1%
  Watch TV (459) 14%
  Lie in bed and stare at the ceiling or the clock (1021) 30%
  Meditate (125) 4%
  Worry (610) 18%
  Count sheep (83) 2%
 
 What most often wakes you in the night and/or prevents you from getting back to sleep
 
  Having to use the bathroom (929) 29%
  Hunger (26) 1%
  Stress or worries (1112) 35%
  Partner moving or snoring (358) 11%
  Child awakening (52) 2%
  Pain or medical condition (305) 10%
  My pet (106) 3%
  Noises in or outside of the house (279) 9%
 
 When you travel for pleasure or business, how is your sleep experience?
 
  Better because I am away from my problems (1004) 32%
  Worse because it is not my own bed or my own home (2106) 68%
 
 Do you suffer from jet lag when you travel?
 
  Yes (1325) 42%
  No (1845) 58%
 
 When you travel by airplane, train or bus do you typically sleep
 
  Yes, on long and short trips (350) 11%
  Yes but only when I have more than an hour or two (462) 15%
  No, I would like to but can't usually fall asleep (1557) 50%
  No, I don't like to sleep when I travel (750) 24%
 
 As you get older, do you find that you have more or less difficulty sleeping
 
  More difficulty (3096) 96%
  Less difficulty (115) 4%
 
 Have your partner's sleep problems prevented you from getting a good night's sleep?
 
  Yes (1216) 39%
  No (1892) 61%
 
 Do you find that you look better after getting a good night's sleep?
 
  Yes (3008) 95%
  No (165) 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 (1425) 45%
  I dread going to bed (584) 18%
  I feel pretty neutral about going to bed (1177) 37%


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