William Atkins
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 01:12
Science -
Health
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According to a study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, different ethnic groups in the United States do things differently when it comes to getting ready for bed. However, in many other cases they are very similar.
The non-profit organization National Sleep Foundation (
NSF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., released its
2010 Sleep in America poll on March 9, 2010.
The survey, which the NSF considers the first survey to examine sleep among the four major ethnic groups in the United States, looked at people from the following groups: African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and White Americans.
In total, 1,007 people of these racial groups, from 25 to 60 years of age, were asked questions about their sleep and bedtime routines. The survey lasted, on average, 16.6 minutes.
Two-hundred fifty five whites participated in the telephone survey (land-line or cell), while 250 African Americans, 252 Asian-Americans and 250 Hispanic Americans also participated in the survey.
The survey found these differences and similarities in sleep habits and attitudes:
Television Watching•
“[W]atching TV was the activity most often performed every night or almost every night for all ethnic groups within one hour of going to bed”
Asians were less likely to watch television than the other three groups. Asians watched TV 52% of the time, as compared to 75% for Blacks, 72% for Hispanics and 64% for Whites.
Further information on the study--Internet use, having sex, religious activities, and more, show up on page two.
