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
8.35a
33.96a
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
50.94a
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
31.35a
55.53a
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
12.60a
27.02a
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
16.70a
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
32.48a
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
10.80a
35.47a
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
a
44.03a
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
15.00a
33.39a
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
40.27a
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
18.41a
39.41a
Otherb
12.78
1.21
12.36
1.39
9.39
1.07
35.69
1.72
28.71
1.91
24.91
1.60
36.10a
43.28a
The -test for change in prevalence between 2003 and 2012 was statistically significant at . bincludes Asians and Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives.