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Things that wake up or keep up U.S. adults while trying to sleep 2016

Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who stated the following woke them up or kept them awake while they tried to sleep as of 2016

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who stated the following things woke them or kept them awake while they tried to sleep as of 2016. In that year, a total of 40% of survey respondents said that the need to use the bathroom sometimes kept them awake or woke them up while trying to sleep.

Need to use bathroom 29 40
Worries or concerns 7 37
Unexplained wakefulness 5 28
Night sweats/hot flashes 5 24
Chronic pain 5 18
Other physical discomfort (headache, heartburn) 2 18
Your breathing 1 14
Nightmares 1 12
Hunger 1 6