AUTHOR=Grandner Michael A. , Jackson Nicholas J. , Izci-Balserak Bilgay , Gallagher Rebecca A. , Murray-Bachmann Renee , Williams Natasha J. , Patel Nirav P. , Jean-Louis Girardin 

TITLE=Social and Behavioral Determinants of Perceived Insufficient Sleep

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2015

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2015.00112

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2015.00112

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p>Insufficient sleep is associated with cardiometabolic disease and poor health. However, few studies have assessed its determinants in a nationally representative sample. Data from the 2009 behavioral risk factor surveillance system were used (<italic>N</italic> = 323,047 adults). Insufficient sleep was assessed as insufficient rest/sleep over 30 days. This was evaluated relative to sociodemographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, region), socioeconomics (education, income, employment, insurance), health behaviors (diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol), and health/functioning (emotional support, BMI, mental/physical health). Overall, insufficient sleep was associated with being female, White or Black/African-American, unemployed, without health insurance, and not married; decreased age, income, education, physical activity; worse diet and overall health; and increased household size, alcohol, and smoking. These factors should be considered as risk factors for insufficient sleep.</p>