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15 August 2007 - Ipsos MORI and Ben Schott of 'Schott's Almanac' have teamed up to explore the British public's attitudes towards sleep.
Topline Results - Ipsos MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,005 adults in Great Britain aged 16+
- Interviews were conducted by telephone between 3rd and 5th August 2007
- Data are weighted to match the profile of the population
- Where percentages do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't know" categories, or multiple answers. Throughout the volume, an asterisk (*) denotes any value of less than half a per cent
- Unless otherwise stated, results are based on all respondents (1,005)
Q1 What time do you usually wake up on a typical …? - weekday? (a day where you have to work or have tasks to accomplish)
- weekend? (a day where you do not have to work or have tasks to accomplish)
| | Q1a: Weekday | Q1b: Weekend |
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| | % | % |
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| Before 5am | 6 | 3 | | Between 5am and 6am | 19 | 10 | | Between 6am and 7am | 37 | 21 | | Between 7am and 8am | 25 | 23 | | Between 8am and 9am | 7 | 21 | | Between 9am and 10am | 3 | 11 | | After 10am | 3 | 9 | | Don't know | 1 | 1 | | Refused | 0 | 0 | | | | Before 7am | 62 | 34 | | Between 7 and 9am | 32 | 44 | | After 9am | 6 | 20 |
Q2 What time do you usually go to sleep on a typical …? - weekday? (a day where you have to work the following day or have tasks to accomplish the following day)
- weekend? (a day where you do not have to work the following day or have tasks to accomplish the following day)
| | Q2a: Weekday | Q2b: Weekend |
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| | % | % |
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| Before 9pm | 1 | 1 | | Between 9pm and 10pm | 6 | 3 | | Between 10pm and 11pm | 36 | 20 | | Between 11pm and 12am | 36 | 34 | | After midnight | 20 | 40 | | Don't know | 2 | 2 | | Refused | 0 | 0 | | | | Before 11pm | 43 | 24 | | After 11pm | 56 | 74 |
Q3 In general, do you think that you get …? | | % |
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| Too much sleep | 3 | | About the right amount of sleep, or | 60 | | Not enough sleep | 36 | | Don't know | 1 |
Q4 Do you think you sleep more or less than most people, or about the same? | | % |
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| More | 14 | | Less | 28 | | About the same | 52 | | Don't know | 6 |
Q5 How often, if at all, do you set an alarm (on weekdays / workdays)? | | % |
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| Always | 42 | | Usually | 13 | | Sometimes | 9 | | Rarely | 11 | | Never | 24 | | Refused | 0 | | At least sometimes | 64 | | Rarely or never | 35 |
Q6 How often, if at all, do you use the "snooze" button when your alarm goes off?
Base: All who ever set an alarm (750) | | % |
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| Always | 26 | | Usually | 5 | | Sometimes | 7 | | Rarely | 8 | | Never | 53 | | Don't know | 1 | | Refused | 0 | | At least sometimes | 38 | | Rarely or never | 61 |
Q7 How often, if at all, do you sleep through your alarm?
Base: All who ever set an alarm (750) | | % |
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| Always | 2 | | Usually | 2 | | Sometimes | 7 | | Rarely | 22 | | Never | 67 | | Don't know | * | | Refused | 0 | | At least sometimes | 11 | | Rarely or never | 89 |
Q8 Do you live with a wife, husband or partner? Q9 How often, if at all, do you and your wife / husband / partner share the same bed?
Base: All who live with a wife / husband or partner (563) | | % |
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| Always | 86 | | Usually | 5 | | Sometimes | 2 | | Rarely | 2 | | Never | 3 | | Don't know | * | | Refused | * | | At least sometimes | 93 | | Rarely or never | 5 |
Q10 How often, if at all, do you and your wife / husband / partner disagree about when to go to sleep or wake up?
Base: All who live with a wife / husband or partner (563) | | % |
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| Always | 5 | | Usually | 1 | | Sometimes | 10 | | Rarely | 17 | | Never | 66 | | Don't know | 1 | | Refused | * | | At least sometimes | 16 | | Rarely or never | 83 |
Q11-14 And how often, if at all …
Base: All who live with a wife / husband or partner (563 | | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Don't know / Refused |
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| | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| … does your wife / husband / partner snore? | 17 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 2 | | … are you woken by your wife / husband / partner during the night? | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 0 | | … does your wife / husband / partner talk in their sleep? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 4 | | … does your wife / husband / partner sleepwalk? | * | * | 1 | 2 | 96 | 1 |
Q15 When you are lying in bed, do you usually sleep on the right side, left side or middle of the bed, or do you have no preference? | | % |
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| Right side | 36 | | Left side | 32 | | Middle | 7 | | Do not have a preference | 22 | | It depends/varies | 2 | | Don't know | 1 | | Refused | * |
Q16 How often, if at all, do you wake up and remember dreaming the previous night? | | % |
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| Always | 9 | | Usually | 15 | | Sometimes | 31 | | Rarely | 27 | | Never | 16 | | Don't know | 1 | | Refused | * | | At least sometimes | 55 | | Rarely or never | 43 |
Q17 Do you keep a record or diary of your dreams?
Base: All who ever dream (838) Q18 How often, if at all, do you pray before going to sleep?
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| Always | 12 | | Usually | 5 | | Sometimes | 10 | | Rarely | 9 | | Never | 64 | | Refused | * | | At least sometimes | 27 | | Rarely or never | 73 |
Q19 Do you usually sleep with some clothing / garments on, or in the nude? | | % |
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| Some clothing (includes pyjamas, nightshirts, nightgowns, t-shirts, undergarments, etc) | 72 | | Nothing (sleep nude) | 27 | | Refused | 2 |
Q20 Do you usually take a stuffed toy or other comforter to bed? Q21 What position do you usually go to sleep in? (I am just interested in the position in which you fall asleep; it does not matter if you change positions as you sleep). | | % |
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| On my front | 10 | | On my back | 13 | | On my left side / foetal position | 26 | | On my right side / foetal position | 30 | | It depends / varies | 20 | | Don't know | 1 | | Refused | * |
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