"Stay up the deepest night, use the most expensive eye cream", a joke aptly depicts the living conditions of many young Chinese people. Insomnia has become a major problem facing contemporary society.
Studies have shown that lack of sleep can lead to endocrine disorders, hormone secretion disorders that regulate appetite, as long as 4 days of poor sleep, weight may increase, causing obesity. Because of this, The Healthy China Action (2019-2023) sets the ideal sleep time at 7-8 hours.
Regular sleep is also important for weight loss. The golden time of most people's sleep is from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., and the secretion of growth hormone increases during deep sleep, which is conducive to lipolysis and blood sugar metabolism. If you sleep late, sleep badly, and miss the prime time for deep sleep, you may gain weight and cause obesity.
March 21 is World Sleep Day, and a white paper on sleep is released that describes the "portrait of insomniacs" to the outside world. In China, who is staying up the deepest night? Which cities are the "hardest hit areas" for lack of awareness?
Infographic: A yoga studio in Guangzhou opened a "sleep" class. The picture shows students falling asleep peacefully under the guidance of their teachers.
Nearly three-quarters of the Chinese surveyed had trouble sleeping
Recently, the China Sleep Research Association and other institutions jointly released the "2022 Chinese National Healthy Sleep White Paper". Survey data shows that the sleep status of Chinese people is not ideal, and nearly 3/4 of the respondents have had sleep troubles.
Among them, 12% of the respondents who often have sleep troubles (the frequency of sleep troubles in the past three months is greater than or equal to three days a week), 59.5% of the respondents who occasionally have sleep troubles (the frequency of sleep troubles in the past three months is less than or equal to two days a week), and the proportion of respondents who have never been troubled by sleep is only 26.3%.
From the perspective of the form of sleep distress, difficulty falling asleep has become the number one problem. In addition, mobile phones have become sleep killers, and nearly 70% of late sleep is associated with it.
Image source: Screenshot of the white paper
More than 40% of young people stay up late until after midnight
According to the white paper survey, 44% of young people aged 19-25 stay up late until midnight, and 42% of the elderly sleep for more than half an hour, with an insomnia rate of 21%.
Young adults aged 19-35 are the age group with a high incidence of sleep problems, and poor sleep has gradually become a common pain point for young people. All ages generally sleep badly because of stress, and are highest in the 26-45 age group. For every two young adults who do not sleep well, there is one "pressure mountain".
The white paper also analyzed that in March 2021, the Ministry of Education issued a "sleep order" and in July of the same year, a "double reduction" policy was introduced. After the "sleep order + double reduction" policy, 60% of primary and secondary school students have increased their sleep time to varying degrees, of which the sleep time increased by more than 2 hours to 9.41%, the increase of 1 to 2 hours reached 21.66%, and the increase of 0 to 1 hour reached 28.88%.
However, primary and secondary school students still do not sleep enough. The Ministry of Education's "Sleep Order" clearly requires that primary/junior high school/high school students should sleep for 10/9/8 hours respectively. According to this survey, the average sleep time of elementary/middle/high school students is only 7.65/7.48/6.5 hours.
Which industry people are most lacking?
The survey shows that from a professional point of view, 74% of the service personnel work for more than two hours to deliver takeaways at night and deliver people by car. Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs, and self-employed people have irregular work and rest accounted for 52%, and sleeping soundly accounted for 57%.
In addition, 69% of doctors wake up before 7 a.m., of which 49% sleep less than 6 hours. More than 60% of epidemic prevention personnel sleep less than 7 hours.
The courier and takeaway brother work hard, go out early and return late, and sleep less than the overall crowd.
The survey also shows that more than 56% of ride-hailing drivers drive for more than 4 hours at night. Two-thirds of ride-hailing drivers consider their sleep to be "average" or "more irregular.".
Residents of first-tier cities have the latest bedtime
Are sleep problems geographically specific? The white paper also gives the answer.
Surveys show that residents of first-tier cities sleep at the latest, and residents of third-tier cities and below sleep the earliest.
Residents in first-tier cities slept an average of 6.94 hours; in new first-tier cities 6.87 hours; in second-tier cities, in second-tier cities, in third-tier cities and below, in 7.15 hours.
The proportion of people in second-tier cities who feel that they sleep poorly and very poorly is significantly higher than in other cities.
The data also shows that the average sleep time of the people in Tibet is the longest, reaching 7.66 hours. In the four provinces of Shanxi, Chongqing, Anhui and Guangdong, more than 60% of the respondents often take lunch breaks.
Infographic: Citizens use the art of public welfare performance in the open air to advocate correct and healthy sleep.
Lack of sleep in housewives is more common
In terms of gender, the sleep problems of men and women are also slightly different.
Surveys show that 29 percent of men and 27.3 percent of women have no sleep problems, and women have a slightly higher rate of sleep problems than men.
The rate of sleep duration of housewives below 6 hours is as high as 33%, and sleep deprivation is more common. The main problem is the easy to wake up and difficult to fall asleep, and the simultaneous occurrence of dreams, sleepwalking and insomnia. The main reasons that affect the sleep of this population are caring for family members, financial pressures, and children's schooling.
In addition, the data shows that the average bedtime difference between men and women is only 4 minutes, but women wake up 25 minutes earlier than men. 77.10% of women slept more than 6 hours at night, and 73.80% of men slept more than 6 hours at night.
In general, men and women sleep more consistently, while women's sleep time distribution is more concentrated.
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