LOS ANGELES, March 2 (Chinese media) -- Caused by worries about the economy, almost a third of all Americans are unable to get a good night's sleep, a new poll showed.
As the economic crisis was deepening, more and more Americans were worried bout their jobs or their money, according to the annual poll made public on Monday.
This prompted Americans to shift their attention from other problems, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, global warming, or the threat of a terrorist attack, said the poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF).
According to the poll, 27 percent of those surveyed said they had disturbed sleep in the past month due to money issues, including personal finances (16 percent), the U.S. economy (15 percent), or losing their job (10 percent).
"What is very telling is that these Americans whose sleep is impacted by financial worries report that their sleep disturbance makes them much less likely to work efficiently, exercise, eat healthily, and have sex compared to their better-sleeping fellow Americans," said report co-author Michael V. Vitiello, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at University of Washington.
These sleep-disturbed Americans also report that they're more than twice as likely to miss participating in family events, leisure activities and work functions because of their sleepiness, Vitiello added.
The number of Americans reporting sleep problems has increased 13 percent since 2001. Conversely, the number of people who report getting eight hours of sleep on a regular basis has decreased, from 38 percent in 2001 to 28 percent today, according to the NSF.
Meanwhile, the U.S. National Institutes of Health estimates that some 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder or intermittent sleep problem. Women experience the problems more often than men, and sleep difficulties increase with age.
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