According to new research from Britain’s Sleep Council, the key to a good night’s sleep may just be connected to your salary. The survey states that 83% of people earning more than $116,000 US, reported sleeping well most nights versus 73% nationwide at all income levels. This means that people who are considered “wealthy” are at least 20% more likely to sleep well at night, no matter the circumstances.
The survey also discussed the effect certain jobs had on sleep habits. It claims that people who are in the Human Resources profession are likely to have the worst sleep overall, with 10% claims they sleep very poorly most nights. Manufacturing and utilities workers, according to the study, were most likely to claim they slept very well most nights.
It seems that occupation doesn’t only affect the quality of sleep an individual is getting but also the quantity. According to information provided by the survey, nearly 40% of people in the legal profession are getting the recommended seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep. Only 21% of participants in the architecture, engineering and building professions get proper sleep, while 40% in those same professions claim that they average only five to six hours each night.
No matter the profession, many of us are not getting the proper sleep for reasons that are not connected to work at all. The survey was able to reveal some of the factors that keep many workers up at night. It is almost certain that worry and stress would pop up on the list of “sleep-stealers”, but there are some other culprits. 47.2% of participants claimed worry/stress kept them up nights, while 25.2% claimed their issue was bed partner disturbance. Noise kept 17.6% of survey participants from a restful slumber, while 14.4% claimed they were kept awake by nothing at all. The survey also showed that 13.2% need a new mattress and 9.9% claimed their children kept them up at night. The smallest percent of the participants, 7.7% blame daytime napping for their night time woes.
Regardless of your income of occupation, there are simple tricks to begin improving your sleep starting tonight. First, cut the caffeine. At least early enough in the day where it will not hinder sleep. Make sure your bedroom, or where ever you are catching a few z’s, is dark, cool and quiet. And lastly, make your last hour before bedtime a screen free zone. The blue light emitted by your cell phone, tablet, laptop and even your television, is disruptive to your body’s natural production of melatonin and can sabotage sleep.
It may seem impossible to get the 7-9 hours of sleep a night your body needs, but we at Gallery Furniture believe you can do it! Find out how to get into bed earlier every night here!
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