Number of people surveyed for 'Unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least 1 day in preceding 30 days': 74,063.
Number of people surveyed for 'Nodded off or fell asleep while driving in the preceding 30 days': 71,578.
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Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by ethnicity 2009
This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults by ethnicity that have reported certain sleep-related behaviors in 2009, under the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 12 states. For white, non-Hispanic individuals, 33.4 percent have reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the last 30 days, while 3.2 percent have nodded off or fell asleep while driving in the last 30 days. Studying sleep quality, duration, behaviors, and disorders is beneficial for the understanding of sleep difficulties and their impacts on health.
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