Over 47% Use Smartphones Before Going To Bed

Amongst many essentials, humans require to lead a healthy life, sleep tops as an important factor. It is during sleep that one’s body recharges itself from the rigors of a hectic life. Having said that, it is equally important to get adequate sleep, at least between 7-9 hours on average.

However, different people have different sleep schedules and routines. Thus, Real Research launched a survey on sleeping habits, seeking to find out the best time to sleep, sleep chart by age, respondents’ satisfaction with their sleep quality, etc. Here are the results.

Highlights:

• 47.94% use smartphones before going to sleep
• 75.72% feel their sleep time is enough
• 35.17% get more than 9 hours of sleep

The Majority Head To Bed by 9 PM

The survey starts by asking what time respondents usually go to bed. To which, the majority (30.24%) say ‘before 9 PM’. Meanwhile, 16.21% say between 10-11 PM, and 15.67% say between 11 PM-12 AM. Adding on, 14.86% say between 9 PM-10 PM, 9.57% say between 12 AM-1 AM, and 6.37% say after 2 AM.

Moreover, the survey respondents reveal what they usually do before going to sleep. To this, a majority of 47.94% say they use smartphones while 15.48% say they watch something. Meanwhile, 7.28% listen to music and 6.69% tend to game. Moreover, 5.19% read, and 4.54% say they ‘do nothing’. Lastly, 3.99% do homework and study, while 3.55% text and chat.

Furthermore, the survey asks respondents what their sleeping positions are. All 40.97% say they sleep on their back, arms on sides. After which, 18.40% say they sleep on either side, and 12.47% say they sleep on their stomach. A further 8.12% sleep pillow-supplemented while 5.62% sleep in a fetal position.

Average Sleeping Hours at Night

Additionally, the survey asks respondents how many hours of sleep they get at night? To this, a majority of 33.98% get more than 8 hours while 22.34% get 7-8 hours of sleep. Likewise, some 17.53% sleep for 6-7 hours, and 10.85% get 5-6 hours of sleep. Additionally, 5.68% sleep for 4-5 hours, 5.03% sleep for 3-4 hours, and 4.59% sleep for less than 3 hours.

Next, the survey asks if respondents feel their sleep time is enough. Here, 75.72% say ‘yes’ and 24.28% say ‘no’. Moreover, the survey also asks what is the biggest cause of respondents’ lack of sleep? The majority (18.47%) say ‘psychological stress’, 15.47% say ‘insomnia’, and 14.60% say ‘due to a lot of work’.

Also, 13.77% say ‘due to TV, smartphone, etc’. A further 7.49% say ‘due to studying’ while 4.83% say ‘reaching home later than usual’. Lastly, 4.20% say ‘discomfort in the neck, back, etc.’ and 4.17% say ‘parenting’.

Amount of Sleep Hours Respondents Wish To Get

The survey further asks respondents how much sleep they want to get? In response, a majority of 35.17% say ‘more than 9 hours’ while 21.07% say ‘7-8 hours’, and 20.45% say ‘8-9 hours’. Some 10.51% say 6-7 hours, 7.03% say ‘5-6 hours’, and 5.77% ‘less than 5 hours’. The survey also asks if respondents are satisfied with their sleep quality. On this, 76.75% say ‘yes’, while 23.25% say ‘no’.

Next, respondents reveal what the most disturbing factor in their sleep is. The majority of 18.48% say ‘temperature’, 12.42% say ‘sleep time’, 11.01% say ‘humidity,’ and 8.27% ‘bed’. An additional 7.23% say ‘light’, 7.02% say ‘noise’, and 7.01% say ‘mental problems’. Moreover, 6.28% say ‘people’ and 5.56% say ‘pillows, duvets, etc’.

To conclude, the survey asks respondents what they do to get a good night’s sleep? The majority (32.57%) say they take medicine, 15.12% exercise, 10.86% read, 9.90% listen to music, and 7.10% take a bath. Additionally, 6.33% refrain from using smartphones and watching TV, whereas 3.02% avoid eating before going to bed, and 2.80% avoid caffeine.