* Adults aged 20 and over who used prescription sleep aids in the past 30
days.
Sleep aids include all hypnotic drugs as well as four antidepressant or sedative medications that are often prescribed for both insomnia and depression.
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Prescription sleep aid use in U.S. adults in the last month 2005-2010 by age
This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults age 20 years and over that have used prescription sleep aids in the last ** days, between 2005 and 2010 by age group. Six percent of United States adults between the ages 50 to 59 used prescription sleep aids in that period. Sleep aids are used to maintain or prompt sleep through the supression of activities within the central nervous system. The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed an increase in sleep aid prescriptions in the United States.
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CDC. (August 31, 2013). Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group*." Chart. August 31, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC. (2013). Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Have Used Prescription Sleep Aids in The Last Month between 2005 and 2010, by Age Group*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2013, /statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group* [Graph], CDC, August 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
