Over two-thirds of people in developed countries watch TV before bed, with 66-80% in the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, Germany and Japan. Watching TV before bed disrupts sleep due to overly stimulating light.
According to research, more than two-thirds of people living in developed countries watch TV before going to bed. In one survey, a range of 66% to 80% of respondents in the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, Germany and Japan said they regularly watch TV during the hour before bed. A study of children aged 5 to 18 in New Zealand found that participants spent an average of 30 of the 90 minutes before bedtime watching TV. Exposure to television before bed is thought to disrupt sleep because the light from the TV may be overly stimulating.
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People in the United States and Japan are getting less sleep, with about two-thirds of Japanese and about half of all Americans sleeping less than seven hours each night before a workday.
People sleep an average of 45 minutes longer on days off work.
Less than half of all people in developed countries get what they consider a good night’s sleep every night or even nearly every night.
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