This article is reproduced from [China News Network];
“The deepest night, use the most expensive eye cream”, a joke that aptly describes the living conditions of many young Chinese people. Insomnia has become a major problem faced by contemporary society.
On the eve of World Sleep Day, a sleep white paper was released, describing the “Portrait of Insomniacs” to the outside world. Who is staying up the deepest night in China? Which cities are the “hardest hit areas” for lack of sleep?
Nearly three-quarters of the Chinese surveyed had sleep disturbances
< p>Recently, the China Sleep Research Association and other organizations jointly released the “2022 White Paper on Chinese National Healthy Sleep”. According to the survey data, the sleep condition of Chinese people is not ideal, and nearly 3/4 of the respondents have experienced sleep disturbance.
Among them, 12% of the respondents had frequent sleep disturbances (the frequency of sleep disturbances in the last three months was greater than or equal to three days a week), and they occasionally had sleep disturbances (sleep disturbances occurred in the last three months) The frequency of less than or equal to two days a week) accounted for 59.5% of the respondents, and the proportion of never troubled by sleep was only 26.3%.
From the perspective of sleep disturbance, difficulty falling asleep is the number one problem. In addition, the mobile phone has become a sleep killer, and nearly 70% of night sleep is related to it.
Over 40% of young people stay up until after midnight
white paper The survey shows that 44% of young people aged 19-25 stay up late until after midnight, 42% of the elderly spend more than half an hour falling asleep, and the insomnia rate is as high as 21%.
Young adults aged 19-35 are the age group with high incidence of sleep problems, and poor sleep has gradually become a common pain point for young people. All age groups generally suffer from poor sleep due to stress, the highest in the 26-45 age group. For every two young adults who don’t sleep well, one is “stressed”.
The white paper also analyzed that in March 2021, the Ministry of Education issued a “sleep order”, and in July of the same year, a “double reduction” policy was introduced. After the “sleep order + double reduction” policy, 60% of primary and middle school students’ sleep time increased to varying degrees. Among them, the sleep time increased by more than 2 hours to 9.41%, the increase of 1 to 2 hours reached 21.66%, and the increase of 0 to 1 hour up to 28.88%.
However, primary and secondary school students still don’t get enough sleep. The Ministry of Education’s “Sleep Order” clearly requires that elementary/junior high school/high school students should sleep for 10/9/8 hours respectively. This survey shows that the average sleep time of primary/junior high/high school students is only 7.65/7.48/6.5 hours.
Which industry is the most sleep-deprived?
The survey shows that in terms of occupation, 74% of service staff work more than two hours at night delivering food and driving people. Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, and self-employed individuals accounted for 52% of irregular work and rest, and 57% of them slept soundly.
In addition, 69% of doctors get up before 7am, of which 49% sleep less than 6 hours. More than 60% of the epidemic prevention personnel sleep less than 7 hours.
The courier and takeaway guys work hard, leave early and return late, and sleep less than the general population.
The survey also shows that more than 56% of online car-hailing drivers will drive for more than 4 hours at night. Two-thirds of ride-hailing drivers rated their sleep patterns as “average” or “more irregular.”
First-tier city residents go to bed the latest
Have sleep problems No regional features? The white paper released this time also gives the answer.
The survey shows that residents of first-tier cities go to bed the latest, and residents of third-tier cities and below sleep the earliest.
The average sleep time of residents in first-tier cities is 6.94 hours; in new first-tier cities, it is 6.87 hours; in second-tier cities, it is 6.78 hours; and in third-tier cities and below, it is 7.15 hours.
The proportion of people who feel they sleep poorly or very poorly in second-tier cities is significantly higher than in other cities.
The data also shows that people in Tibet have the longest average sleep time at 7.66 hours. In Shanxi, Chongqing, Anhui, and Guangdong provinces, more than 60% of the respondents often take lunch breaks.
Inadequate sleep is more common among housewives
Gender , men and women also have slightly different sleep problems.
The survey shows that 29% of men and 27.3% of women have no sleep problems, and the rate of women with sleep problems is slightly higher than that of men.
The rate of housewives sleeping less than 6 hours is as high as 33%, and lack of sleep is more common. The main troubles are easy to wake up and difficult to fall asleep, and more dreams, sleepwalking and insomnia also exist at the same time. The main reasons that affect the sleep of this group are taking care of family members, financial pressure, and children’s studies.
Additional data show that the average bedtime difference between men and women is only 4 minutes, but women wake up 25 minutes earlier than men. 77.10% of women slept more than 6 hours at night, and 73.80% of men slept more than 6 hours at night.
In general, men and women had roughly the same amount of sleep, while women’s sleep time was more concentrated.