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Prevalence and Geographic Patterns of Self-Reported Short Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2020
Magdalena M Pankowska1,2, Hua Lu3, Anne G Wheaton3
1Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
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We estimated the prevalence of short sleep duration (<7 hours per day) among US adults aged 18 years or older by using 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Nationally, 33.2% of adults reported short sleep duration. We identified disparities across sociodemographic characteristics, including age, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status, education, income, and urbanicity. Counties with the highest model-based estimates of short sleep duration clustered in the Southeast and along the Appalachian Mountains. These findings identified subgroups and geographic areas in which tailored strategies for promotion of optimal sleep duration (≥7 hours per night) are most needed.
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