The latest study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation in the United States reveals thatAmericans don’t get enough rest: only 6.5 hoursaverage. Analyzing the habits of the different ethnic groups in the country to bring to light cultural differences, the study authors have found thatthey sleep alone31% of Hispanics, 41% of Blacks, 21% of Whites, and 37% of Asians. The habit ofsleep with a petit is more common among whites (14%). And roughlyto a third of the populationregardless of ethnicity,you have trouble falling asleepfor problems related to finances, employment, personal relationships or health. On the other hand, 20% of the respondents declareduse the internet in the hour before bed each night, a percentage that increased greatly in Asian subjects (51%). And the habit ofwatch tv before going to bedit amounted to 74% for blacks, 72% for Hispanics, and 64% for whites.
How do we Spanish sleep?
As for Spaniards, a study carried out last year by Asocama revealed that un 32% of the population wake up every morning tired and without energy or with muscle aches. 5.4% of the population suffers from insomnia, and up to17% take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep every night. We Spaniards sleep aroundseven hours, something else on the weekends. And thesiesta it is clearly losing positions: 58.6% of the population never sleeps it, and only 16.2% does so on a daily basis.
We are also clear about the position:64.7% prefer to sleep on their side, compared to 7.8% and 7.9% who do it face up and face down respectively. And regarding size,1.35cm beds predominate, used by 42.1% of the population, followed by 1.50cm (27.8%). Themattressit is a great ally, not only for sleeping: 57.2% also use it to have sex, 26% to watch television, and 25% to read; curiously, there are 29.6% who only use it to sleep. And in general terms, at ten years we would change the mattress first (40.2%), compared to 13% who would change the car and 6% who give priority to household appliances.
