Basch C. E., Basch C. H., Ruggles K. V., Rajan S. (2014). Prevalence of sleep duration on an average school night among 4 nationally representative successive samples of American high school students, 2007–2013. Preventing Chronic Disease, 11(E216), 1-5.

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Abstract

Consistency, quality, and duration of sleep are important determinants of health. We describe sleep patterns among demographically defined subgroups from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System reported in 4 successive biennial representative samples of American high school students (2007 to 2013). Across the 4 waves of data collection, 6.2% to 7.7% of females and 8.0% to 9.4% of males reported obtaining 9 or more hours of sleep. Insufficient duration of sleep is pervasive among American high school students. Despite substantive public health implications, intervention research on this topic has received little attention.

MeSH Terms

    Adolescent
    Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
    Chronic Disease/prevention & control
    Ethnic Groups/psychology*
    Ethnic Groups/statistics & numerical data
    Female
    Humans
    Longitudinal Studies
    Male
    Prevalence
    Schools*/statistics & numerical data
    Sex Distribution
    Sleep Deprivation/epidemiology*
    Sleep Deprivation/prevention & control
    Sleep Stages/physiology*
    Students/psychology*
    Students/statistics & numerical data
    Surveys and Questionnaires
    Time Factors
    United States/epidemiology