National Sleep Study Shows 97% Of Americans Attribute Personal Performance To A Good Night’s Sleep

by ·

A new national study reveals that 97-percent of Americans believe that a good night’s sleep is important to help them perform at their best and getting enough sleep improves the quality of their life.

The study was commissioned by the manufacturer of Herobed™, a new hybrid bed-in-a-box designed to help “everyday” heroes perform better, and conducted online by Harris Poll among more than 3,000 U.S. adults aged 18 and older. The survey focused on how participants view the critical relationship between sleep, good health and the quality of life.

The study also found that less than half of Americans (46%) gave credit to a comfortable mattress as a necessity for them to achieve a good night’s sleep – indicating that the mattress may be the unsung hero of sleep.

The results highlighted a distinct disconnect between the understanding of the power of sleep and the role a comfortable mattress can have in delivering restorative rest.

The survey also zeroed in on other elements that people view as necessary contributors to a good night’s sleep – proper room temperature (37-percent), a dark or quiet room (30-percent each) and comfortable pillows (28-percent).

“We found it shocking that most people really don’t understand how a mattress can directly impact quality of sleep, which we know can affect quality of life, performance and overall health,” said Jeff Quinn, Herobed co-founder. “Armed with this knowledge, our goal with Herobed is to educate and spread awareness of the importance of sleep and its impact on everyday performance.”

Additional survey findings:

•64-percent of Americans believe a better night’s sleep is more appealing than having better sex. Broken down by gender, 78-percent of women prefer a better night’s sleep to better sex as opposed to 50-percent of men.

•65-percent of millennials would rather spend money on a vacation than a new mattress.

“My brother and I have been in the mattress industry for more than 40 years combined, so we have come to understand it very well,” said Mark Quin, co-founder of Herobed. “We have spent thousands of hours listening to consumers to understand what is most important about their sleep and their mattress so we have drawn from that experience to develop Herobed.”

Methodology:
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll on behalf of Herobed from February 28 to March 2, 2017 among 3,184 U.S. adults nationally, ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

More Lifestyle News:

  1. Mute Snoring Ahead of National Stop Snoring Week National Stop Snoring Week (April 24 – 29), an annual event aimed at raising awareness of the disruptive impact of snoring on people’s health, family and love life, is fast approaching. While the awareness week highlights the problems caused by...
  2. Nurse Practitioners Encourage Americans to Improve Sleep Habits for Better Health In recognition of Sleep Awareness Week™, April 23-30, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) urges patients to prioritize their sleep to improve their overall health and well-being. According to National Sleep Foundation (NSF), the most recent findings from its Sleep...
  3. Celebrate World Sleep Day® On March 17 To Advance Sleep Health Worldwide World Sleep Society invites you to join participants from over 72 countries around the world in a global call to action about the importance of sleep. Friday, March 17, 2017 is the 10th annual World Sleep Day®. Created and hosted...
  4. Waking to go to the Toilet is the Leading Cause of a Poor Night’s Sleep, say Experts on World Sleep Day On World Sleep Day, sleep experts encourage people to understand the value of healthy and solid sleep. Interrupted sleep is associated with significant health problems, both physical and psychological, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, depression and anxiety. The most common cause...
  5. New study by MIT Sloan School professors shows exercise is contagious A new study published today in Nature Communications of the daily-recorded exercise patterns of over one million runners over five years shows that exercise is socially contagious. Your knowledge of what your friends are doing can and will motivate you...
  6. ‘Recycle Your Sleep’ This World Sleep Day We recycle to protect our environment but how are we protecting our most precious resource, our bodies? This World Sleep Day, The Sleep Ambassador(R), Nancy H Rothstein, offers tips to support sleep and help sustain health and wellbeing. When we...
  7. Americans: Obsessed with Sleep, but Still Not Well-Rested Each April, Americans observe Sleep Awareness Week, but data shows Americans still struggle to get quality sleep. According to allergen barrier bedding brand AllerEase, only eight percent of Americans always wake feeling well-rested and four in 10 say their sleep...
  8. African Americans Less Likely To Get Flu Vaccine Than White Americans The U.S. is still in flu season, but many are choosing to forgo vaccination. A new study looks at how people view risks associated with the virus and the vaccine, how views differ between white and African American individuals, and...
  9. Philips releases survey revealing how people across the globe prioritize sleep Royal Philips released its report, “Unfiltered Sleep: A Global Prioritization Puzzle,” which showcases the results of an international survey conducted online in February by Harris Poll on behalf of Philips. The survey looks at how 6,461 adults across five countries...
  10. Bedtime Calculator Helps Families Prioritize Healthy Sleep The arrival of another school year means that it’s time for students to reset their bedtimes as the summer break comes to an end. To help identify the appropriate bedtime for children, teens and adults, the National Healthy Sleep Awareness...