Adults who used medication to sleep by gender and income U.S. 2020

In 2020, around 11 percent of adult women in the United States in families with a household income less than 100% the federal poverty level reported that they used medication to help them fall or stay asleep every day or most days during the past month. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults who used medication in the past month every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep in the United States in 2020, by gender and household income.

Percentage of U.S. adults who used medication in the past month every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep in 2020, by gender and household income

Characteristic	Total	Men	Women
Less than 100% FPL	10%	8.3%	11.1%
100% to less than 200% FPL	8.7%	8.2%	9.2%
200% FPL or more	8.2%	6%	10.3%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

civilian noninstitutionalized populaiton

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Original question: “During the past 30 days, how often did you take any medication to help you fall asleep or stay asleep? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?”
FPL is federal poverty level, which is based on a ratio of the family’s income in the previous calendar year to the appropriate poverty threshold defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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