Rising Prevalence and Neighborhood, Social, and Behavioral Determinants of Sleep Problems in US Children and Adolescents, 2003–2012

Table 1

Trends in weighted prevalence (%) of sleep problems among US children aged 6–17, 2003–2012: the National Survey of Children's Health.

													% change in prevalence
	2011-2012		2007		2003		2011-2012		2007		2003		during 2003–2012
	<5 days/week		<5 days/week		<5 days/week		<7 days/week		<7 days/week		<7 days/week		<5 d/w of	<7 d/w of
	of adequate sleep		of adequate sleep		of adequate sleep		of adequate sleep		of adequate sleep		of adequate sleep		adequate	adequate
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	sleep	sleep
Total population	13.63	0.30	13.33	0.32	12.58	0.23	41.85	0.44	35.69	0.47	31.24	0.31	8.35^a	33.96^a
Child's age (years)
6–8	7.82	0.48	6.68	0.43	7.49	0.42	34.43	0.85	26.06	0.89	22.81	0.59	4.41	50.94^a
9–11	10.39	0.55	9.03	0.64	7.91	0.37	40.64	0.89	29.13	0.92	26.13	0.60	31.35^a	55.53^a
12–14	13.94	0.62	14.53	0.68	12.38	0.43	42.07	0.88	40.08	0.94	33.12	0.61	12.60^a	27.02^a
15–17	22.10	0.70	22.71	0.76	22.69	0.55	49.97	0.88	46.83	0.95	42.82	0.64	−2.60	16.70^a
Child’s sex
Male	13.23	0.42	12.75	0.44	12.48	0.31	41.07	0.61	35.45	0.65	31.00	0.43	6.01	32.48^a
Female	14.05	0.42	13.94	0.48	12.68	0.33	42.66	0.63	35.94	0.68	31.49	0.45	10.80^a	35.47^a
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	11.63	0.80	10.82	0.92	13.88	0.74	36.34	1.23	28.54	1.39	25.23	0.91	−16.21^a	44.03^a
Non-Hispanic white	14.11	0.35	13.80	0.39	12.27	0.24	45.18	0.50	39.40	0.55	33.87	0.35	15.00^a	33.39^a
Non-Hispanic black	14.80	0.83	15.31	0.85	13.58	0.71	40.82	1.20	32.75	1.11	29.10	0.91	8.98	40.27^a
Non-Hispanic mixed race	15.63	1.34	12.70	1.27	13.20	1.44	43.26	1.82	38.66	2.46	31.03	1.78	18.41^a	39.41^a
Other^b	12.78	1.21	12.36	1.39	9.39	1.07	35.69	1.72	28.71	1.91	24.91	1.60	36.10^a	43.28^a

aThe 𝑡-test for change in prevalence between 2003 and 2012 was statistically significant at 𝑃<0.05. ^bincludes Asians and Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives.