Adults in the U.S. reporting certain sleep behaviors by age group 2009

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults by age group that have reported certain sleep-related behaviors in 2009, under the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 12 states. From 18-24 year olds, 43.7 percent have reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the last 30 days, while 4.5 percent have nodded off or fell asleep while driving in the last 30 days.

Percentage of U.S. adults reporting certain sleeping behaviors in 2009, by age group

Characteristic	Unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least 1 day in preceding 30 days	Nodded off or fell asleep while driving in the preceding 30 days
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Release date

March 2011

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2009

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Number of people surveyed for 'Unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least 1 day in preceding 30 days': 74,063.
Number of people surveyed for 'Nodded off or fell asleep while driving in the preceding 30 days': 71,578.

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