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13212 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 (4728) |
 36% |
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Not being able to fall asleep when I get into bed (2371) |
18% |
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Both of the above (5892) |
45% |
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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 (1317) |
22% |
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I am afraid of the side effects (641) |
11% |
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I am afraid I will not be able to awaken when I need or want to (420) |
7% |
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I do not like taking drugs (1224) |
20% |
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I am afraid I will be groggy or feel drugged in the morning when I wake (2387) |
40% |
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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 (961) |
20% |
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I am afraid of the side effects (516) |
11% |
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I am afraid I won't be able to wake in the morning when I need or want to (408) |
8% |
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I don't like taking drugs (893) |
19% |
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I am afraid I will feel groggy or drugged in the morning when I wake up (2035) |
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 (145) |
3% |
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Use the bathroom (692) |
13% |
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Go on my computer (374) |
7% |
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Read (316) |
6% |
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Have sex (41) |
1% |
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Walk around the house (82) |
2% |
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Clean the house or do laundry (25) |
0% |
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Watch TV (729) |
14% |
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Lie in bed and stare at the ceiling or the clock (1622) |
31% |
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Meditate (191) |
4% |
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Worry (956) |
18% |
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Count sheep (141) |
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 (1462) |
29% |
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Hunger (53) |
1% |
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Stress or worries (1765) |
35% |
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Partner moving or snoring (548) |
11% |
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Child awakening (85) |
2% |
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Pain or medical condition (473) |
9% |
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My pet (164) |
3% |
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Noises in or outside of the house (437) |
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 (1602) |
33% |
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Worse because it is not my own bed or my own home (3260) |
67% |
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| Do you suffer from jet lag when you travel? |
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Yes (2016) |
41% |
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No (2860) |
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 (553) |
12% |
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Yes but only when I have more than an hour or two (770) |
16% |
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No, I would like to but can't usually fall asleep (2346) |
49% |
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No, I don't like to sleep when I travel (1128) |
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 (4731) |
96% |
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Less difficulty (178) |
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 (1848) |
39% |
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No (2888) |
61% |
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| Do you find that you look better after getting a good night's sleep? |
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Yes (4544) |
94% |
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No (276) |
6% |
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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 (2180) |
45% |
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I dread going to bed (927) |
19% |
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I feel pretty neutral about going to bed (1743) |
36% |