Night owls were found to snooze more and were found to be more tired in general. The study also considered each respondent’s chronotype, or when they prefer to go to bed and wake up. So, the odds are this is probably a conservative estimate of the wider population.” We have no idea about various age groups such as teenagers, lower-income households or any of the populations that are historically more sleep deprived than the respondents of this study. “Critically, these statistics are only representative of a small population that is likely to be in the best position with respect to sleep habits. “These are people who have been in the workforce for years, white-collar workers with advanced degrees - and 57 percent of them are snoozing,” Mattingly said. Snoozers tracked fewer steps than other respondents and experienced more disturbances during sleeping hours. According to the study, females were 50 percent more likely to snooze than males. Data collected from wearable devices measured sleep duration and heart rate. Participants completed daily surveys and a questionnaire. The study surveyed 450 adults with full-time, salaried employment. “If 1 in 3 people aren't sleeping adequately, that means a lot of us are turning to other means to manage fatigue.” “So many people are snoozing because so many people are chronically tired,” Mattingly said. The findings of the study suggest snoozing may be how some battle their exhaustion. The Centers for Disease Control estimates 1 in 3 Americans do not get enough sleep. We now have the data to prove just how common it is - and there is still so much that we do not know.” The medical establishment is generally against the use of snoozing, but when we went to look at what hard data existed, there was none. “Alarm clocks, smartphones, they all have snooze buttons. “Most of what we know about snoozing is taken from data on sleep, stress or related behaviors,” said Stephen Mattingly, lead author of the study who conducted the research while a postdoctoral researcher at Notre Dame, with Aaron Striegel, professor of computer science and engineering at Notre Dame. While scientists and medical professionals have long advised against it, the act of snoozing - how often and why we do it - remains virtually unstudied. The study, published in the journal SLEEP, found that 57 percent of the participants were habitual snoozers. A study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame is painting a clearer picture of our tendency to hit the snooze button - and if you delayed getting out of bed this morning, you’re certainly not alone.
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