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41% of Israelis suffer from insomnia
New survey shows average Israeli gets six and a half hours of sleep a night, compensates for lack of rest on weekends
Another sleepless night? You're not alone: A new survey shows that 41% of Israelis suffer from insomnia, and 8% use sleep aids. The poll was conducted by the Sanofi-Aventis company ahead of the introduction of Ambien CR, a new prescription sleep aid, and included 500 respondents aged 18 and up.
The survey revealed that an average Israeli gets six and a half hours of sleep a night on weekdays, with 25% of the respondents getting only five hours or less.
Israelis compensate for their lack of sleep on the weekend, when the average number of hours spent sleeping jumps to 7.5, with some getting more than nine hours of sleep.
The survey also revealed that 52% of Israelis, most of them adults, doze off in front of the television. About 30% - mostly women - fall asleep after reading a book, and about 19% - mostly young people - after surfing the internet.
As for the question who gets up in the night when the small children cry, the answer was unequivocal – the women (55%), compared to only 13% of the men. Twenty-nine percent said that it varied, while 3% said one of the older children was the one got up.
Women complain about lack of sleep more than men, but they compensate for it on the weekend when they spend more hours sleeping than men (about 7.8 hours compared to 7.3 among men).
53% remember their dreams
In which position does the average Israeli prefer to fall asleep? Fifty-seven percent fall asleep on the side, 19% on the back, and only 17% on the stomach. Men fall asleep on the back more than women. This position, by the way, increases the chances of snoring among men.As for dreams, the main subjects are family members (38%), work (21%), romance (15%), health or illnesses (12%) and money (11%). Men dream about romantic relations more than women, while women tend to dream about family members and health issues. There is no difference between men and women when it comes to dreaming about money and work.
The age has an interesting affect on the dream's content: At the age of 18 to 24, people tend to dream about romantic relations, at the age of 25 to 34 they dream about health or illnesses, at the age of 35 to 49 they dream about work, and in older ages they calm down and dream about family members.
Fifty-three percent of the respondents – mostly women - say they remember their dreams. In most cases, people remember good dreams (45%) more than bad dreams (19%).
