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Short sleep duration among U.S. adults 2013-2014, by occupation

Prevalence of short sleep duration among currently employed U.S. adults from 2013 to 2014, by major occupation

The data displays the prevalence of short sleep duration in currently employed U.S. adults from 2013 to 2014, by major occupation group. Short sleep duration is defined as less than 7 hours per day. According to the survey, 42.9% of persons working in the production industry were sleeping less than seven hours per day, compared to 36.5% of those working in office and administrative support. Short sleep duration has been known to cause a variety of negative health effects including, diabetes, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease and work-related injury.

Production 42.9
Healthcare support 40.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical 40
Food preparation and serving-related 39.8
Protective services 39.2
Transporation and material moving 39.1
Personal care and services 37.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair 36.6
Office and administrative support 36.5
Business and financial operations 36.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 36
Art, design, entertainment, sports, and media 35.5
Management 35.4
Legal 34.5
Construction and extraction 34.5
Sales and related 34.4
Architecture and engineering 34.3
Computer and mathematical 33.8
Life, physical, and social science 33.6
Community and social services 32.2
Education, training and library 31.3
Farming, fishing and forestry 31.3