Jan 25, 2024 - News
We need more sleep
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The majority of Californians aren't getting enough sleep.
Why it matters: Experts say sleeping seven or more hours is crucial for your health, but efforts to get more ZZZ's can be focused on the wrong things, Axios' Carly Mallenbaum reports.
By the numbers: According to a study that tracked the sleep of Apple Watch users from February to June 2022, 69% of Californians get fewer than seven hours a night on average.
Zoom in: In San Diego, about 35% of adults sleep less than seven hours each night, compared to 33% nationally, per a Centers for Disease Control data analysis from 2020.
- A different sleep study from 2021 found that San Diegans get an average of five hours and 53 minutes of sleep.
- We also go to bed earlier and wake up earlier than other major U.S. cities.
Go deeper: How to get more sleep