Percentage of U.S. adults who used medication in the past month every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep in 2020, by gender and household income
Characteristic
Total
Men
Women
Less than 100% FPL
10%
8.3%
11.1%
100% to less than 200% FPL
8.7%
8.2%
9.2%
200% FPL or more
8.2%
6%
10.3%
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Original question: 鈥淒uring the past 30 days, how often did you take any medication to help you fall asleep or stay asleep? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?鈥
FPL is federal poverty level, which is based on a ratio of the family鈥檚 income in the previous calendar year to the appropriate poverty threshold defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Share of U.S adults who used medication to sleep in 2020, by gender and income
In 2020, around 11 percent of adult women in the United States in families with a household income less than 100% the federal poverty level reported that they used medication to help them fall or stay asleep every day or most days during the past month. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults who used medication in the past month every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep in the United States in 2020, by gender and household income.
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Percentage of U.S. adults who used medication in the past month every day or most days to help them fall or stay asleep in 2020, by gender and household income [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1364406/adults-who-used-medication-to-sleep-us-share-gender-income/
