{"id":1179,"date":"2017-11-03T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bettersleeppro.wpengine.com\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2017-11-03T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:47:00","slug":"survey-how-sleep-habits-change-in-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersleep.org\/research\/survey-how-sleep-habits-change-in-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: How Sleep Habits Change in the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Couples snuggle up to bundle up<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There are many benefits to staying in bed during the colder temperatures. For couples, it means they have more time with each other.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The top place people like to cuddle in is bed \u2013 more than one-quarter (28%) of all Americans say they enjoy cuddling in bed\n<ul>\n<li>Most Americans surveyed (86%) think there are benefits to cuddling. These feelings were strongest among respondents who reported having a comfortable mattress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A majority (77%) of those who keep away winter\u2019s chill by having more sex say they find intimacy more satisfying when the weather\u2019s cold outside, particularly in the winter<\/li>\n<li>Of the Americans who think they sleep fewer hours in the winter, 17% of them say they sleep less because they were too busy \u201cgettin\u2019 busy!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The young and the restful<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Those younger than 50 are more likely than those older to say they cuddle and\/or \u201cmake love\u201d to stay warm in the winter<\/li>\n<li>Those younger than 50 are more likely than those older to say they sleep more in the winter than other times of the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Excited for winter bedtime bliss<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>More than half (53%) of all people are looking forward (at least somewhat) to the cooler weather<\/li>\n<li>A little more than half of Americans (51%) sleep more in the wintertime, and 42% find winter to be the best sleeping season<\/li>\n<li>Almost half (48%) of all Americans say they spend more time in bed in the winter<\/li>\n<li>About two-thirds (64%) of those who say they sleep more hours in the winter answer \u201cit gets dark early\u201d as the reason why they do so<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>A comfortable mattress goes a long way<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Of those who do find their bed\/mattress very comfortable, they are also more likely than those who do not find their bed as comfortable to:\n<ul>\n<li>Look forward to the upcoming cooler\/colder weather<\/li>\n<li>Believe that there are benefits to cuddling<\/li>\n<li>Say they sleep more hours in the winter than other times of the year<\/li>\n<li>Say they sleep more hours in the winter because they sleep better after \u201cmaking sweet, sweet love\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Say they definitely spend more time in bed in the winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Survey Details: Better Sleep Council October 2017<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Couples snuggle up to bundle up There are many benefits to staying in bed during the colder temperatures. 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