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Common problems related to sleep experienced by U.S. adults 2017, by age

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who encountered select problems when falling asleep or sleeping in general as of January 2017, by age

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults who encountered select problems when falling asleep or sleeping in general as of 2017, by age. According to the survey, 27% of those aged 18 to 29 had trouble falling asleep or sleeping because of uncomfortable sleeping climate, compared to just 8% of those aged 60 years and older.

Back pain 34 28 10
Neck pain 23 18 6
Have trouble falling asleep 48 35 20
Have trouble sleeping through the night 37 38 35
Uncomfortable sleeping climate (too hot, too cold) 27 19 8
Other 3 4 6
Don’t have sleeping problems 20 32 46