* Short sleep duration is defined as <12 hours for infants aged 4–11 months, <11 hours for children aged 1–2 years, <10 hours for children aged 3–5 years, <9 hours
for children aged 6–12 years, and <8 hours for adolescents aged 13–17 years.
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Short sleep duration among U.S. children and teens, 2016 to 2018, by parent education
In the United States, over 46 percent of children aged 4 months to 17 years with parents who had less than a high school education were experiencing short sleep duration between 2016 and 2018. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by parent education level.
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MMWR, & CDC. (September 24, 2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by parent education level* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1266638/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-parent-education/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by parent education level*." Chart. September 24, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1266638/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-parent-education/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by parent education level*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1266638/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-parent-education/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents with Short Sleep Duration in The United States from 2016 to 2018, by Parent Education Level*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Sep 2021, /statistics/1266638/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-parent-education/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by parent education level* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1266638/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-parent-education/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by parent education level* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, September 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1266638/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-parent-education/
