In our series, "No Excuses For Going Into Foreclosure or Not Making Your Credit Card Payments," we discussed the effects sleep deprivation. In our discussion we talked about intentional sleep deprivation by working two full time jobs., but most are not sleeping for economic reasons.
The Healthy Day News reported that almost a third of all Americans are tossing and turning, unable to get a good night's sleep because they're worrying about the economy, their jobs or their money, a new poll finds.
Money woes for outweigh other problems, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, global warming, or the threat of a terrorist attack, according to the annual poll by the National Sleep Foundation.
"What is very telling is that these Americans whose sleep is impacted by financial worries report that their sleep disturbance makes them less likely to work efficiently, exercise, eat healthily, and have sex compared to their better sleeping fellow Americans," said report co author Michael V. Vitiello, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at University of Washington.
According to the poll, 27 percent of those surveyed said they had disturbed sleep in the past month due to money issues--including personal finances (16 percent), the U.S. economy (15 percent), or losing their job (10 percent).
The U.S. National Institutes of Health estimates that some 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder or intermittent sleep problem. Women experience the problems more often than men, and sleep difficulties increase with age.
Among other finding in the poll:
46 percent said their sleep needs aren't being met.
35 percent said they sleep less than six hours a night.
41 percent said they have driven while sleepy.
Almost one third said that lack of sleep affected their work.
One third said lack of sleep caused emotional problems, such as anxiety and depression.
89 percent reported insomnia, 33 percent reported restless leg syndrome, and 14 percent reported sleep apnea.
Fore more information on sleep, visit the National Sleep Foundation.
The Healthy Day News reported that almost a third of all Americans are tossing and turning, unable to get a good night's sleep because they're worrying about the economy, their jobs or their money, a new poll finds.
Money woes for outweigh other problems, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, global warming, or the threat of a terrorist attack, according to the annual poll by the National Sleep Foundation.
"What is very telling is that these Americans whose sleep is impacted by financial worries report that their sleep disturbance makes them less likely to work efficiently, exercise, eat healthily, and have sex compared to their better sleeping fellow Americans," said report co author Michael V. Vitiello, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at University of Washington.
According to the poll, 27 percent of those surveyed said they had disturbed sleep in the past month due to money issues--including personal finances (16 percent), the U.S. economy (15 percent), or losing their job (10 percent).
The U.S. National Institutes of Health estimates that some 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder or intermittent sleep problem. Women experience the problems more often than men, and sleep difficulties increase with age.
Among other finding in the poll:
46 percent said their sleep needs aren't being met.
35 percent said they sleep less than six hours a night.
41 percent said they have driven while sleepy.
Almost one third said that lack of sleep affected their work.
One third said lack of sleep caused emotional problems, such as anxiety and depression.
89 percent reported insomnia, 33 percent reported restless leg syndrome, and 14 percent reported sleep apnea.
Fore more information on sleep, visit the National Sleep Foundation.
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