{"id":2366,"date":"2018-12-12T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettersleep.org\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2018-12-12T16:22:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T16:22:00","slug":"teens-and-sleep-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersleep.org\/uncategorized\/teens-and-sleep-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens and Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many hours a week do teenagers spend on homework?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The average teenager spends more than 15 hours a week on homework. On a typical school night, they spend over 2 hours on homework. The more stress a teen feels, the more likely they are to spend even more time on homework.<\/p>\n

What are the causes of stress for high school students?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Grades\/test scores and homework are overwhelmingly the top two causes of stress for all teenagers. The more stress a teen feels, the more likely they are to say grades\/test scores and homework cause them stress.<\/p>\n

What are the sleep behaviors of teenagers?<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

More than half of all teenagers do not feel they get enough sleep. More than three-fourths (79%) get 7 hours of sleep or less on a typical school night. Only about one in five teens are getting 8 hours of sleep or more. 43% of teens are going to bed at 11 p.m. or later and about one-third (33%) of these same teens are waking up at 6 a.m. or earlier. The more stressed a teen feels, the more likely they are to get less sleep, go to bed later and wake up earlier. They are also more likely to have trouble going to sleep and staying asleep \u2013 more often than their less-stressed peers.<\/p>\n

Methodology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The online survey was fielded between 9\/27\/18 and 9\/29\/18 with 1,004 teenagers across the United States. Lucid, a global company with industry-leading automated sampling, provided the sample. All respondents were between the ages of 13 and 19 and currently attending high school. About half of the respondents were seniors and three-quarters were 16 years of age or older. A detailed breakdown is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gender<\/strong><\/td>\n%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Male<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/td>\n49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other or prefer not to answer<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Age<\/strong><\/td>\n%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grade<\/strong><\/td>\n%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9th<\/sup> (Freshman)<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10th<\/sup> (Sophomore)<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11th<\/sup> (Junior)<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12th<\/sup> (Senior)<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Reported typical grades in school<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grades<\/strong><\/td>\n%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A’s<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A’s and B’s<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B’s<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B’s and C’s<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C’s<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C’s and D’s<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D’s<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D’s and F’s<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Reported effort in grade achievement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Effort Level<\/td>\nResult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No effort at all!<\/strong>
\n1<\/td>\n		1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
As much effort as I possibly can!<\/strong>
\n10<\/td>\n		20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Reported time spent on homework<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hours spent each night<\/strong><\/td>\nResult<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-1.5<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-2.5<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-3.5<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-4.5<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-5.5<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6+<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n