SleepBetter.org Sleepless Couples Index

New research from Carpenter Co. and SleepBetter.org is finding that relationships might take a toll on sleep. The SleepBetter.org Sleepless Couples Index found that, on average, American couples get about a half a day less sleep per month than singles and those who had been previously married.   Check out our findings below:

SleepBetter Sleepless Couples Index (National Findings)

Marital Status Avg. number of days per month of adequate sleep Percent who receive adequate sleep less than half the month Couple — married or unmarried 8.2 80.9 Single, never married 8.7 80.4 Separated, Divorced, Widowed 8.6 77.9

You can read more about these findings in our news release, found here.

The SleepBetter Sleepless Couples Index also broke down the data by relationship status into the top 50 media markets. Use the sortable and searchable grid below to find out how your area ranks.

Notes: In the rankings below, #1 is the most sleepy, while #50 is the most rested.  Methodology can be found at the bottom of this page.  To view a grid with all data used to create these rankings, click here.

SleepBetter Sleepless Couples Index (Top 50 by Market)

Market (DMA)	DMA Rank	Sleepless Index for Married or in an Unmarried Couple	Sleepless Index for Divorced, Widowed or Separated	Sleepless Index for Single (Never Married)
Nashville	29	1	31	1
San Antonio	36	2	36	41
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose	6	3	3	19
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce	38	4	50	3
Los Angeles	2	5	16	7
San Diego	28	6	7	4
Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And	37	7	21	11
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale	16	8	30	13
Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York	43	9	2	39
Baltimore	27	10	4	21
Houston	10	11	37	49
Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto	20	12	12	15
Minneapolis-St. Paul	15	13	5	9
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk	39	14	48	30
Birmingham (Ann and Tusc)	42	15	14	32
Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn	19	16	38	42
Pittsburgh	23	17	25	16
Atlanta	9	18	29	40
Charlotte	25	19	42	5
Phoenix (Prescott)	13	20	27	44
Denver	17	21	23	22
Memphis	49	22	1	46
Chicago	3	23	43	17
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)	24	24	35	12
Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)	14	25	40	6
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)	18	26	33	36
Jacksonville	50	27	39	14
Seattle-Tacoma	12	28	13	24
Kansas City	31	29	22	26
Milwaukee	34	30	8	10
Detroit	11	31	18	37
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem	46	32	6	47
Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws	44	33	15	50
Albuquerque-Santa Fe	47	34	11	8
Hartford & New Haven	30	35	9	29
Portland, OR	22	36	34	31
Dallas-Ft. Worth	5	37	44	34
Austin	45	38	20	28
Oklahoma City	41	39	45	20
Indianapolis	26	40	41	38
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)	8	41	26	18
New York	1	42	28	27
Cincinnati	35	43	46	45
Salt Lake City	33	44	47	33
St. Louis	21	45	10	48
Las Vegas	40	46	19	2
Boston (Manchester)	7	47	32	43
Louisville	48	48	17	25
Philadelphia	4	49	24	23
Columbus, OH	32	50	49	35

 

Click here to view the full data used to create these rankings

Methodology: The data used to develop the indices above were drawn from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey that collects information on the health behaviors of more than 350,000 adults in the U.S. These data were derived from responses to the question, “During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep?” on the most recent survey in which that question was asked (2010). Two sleep indicators were created – the average number of days per month adults reported receiving adequate sleep and the percentage of adults reporting adequate sleep less than half the time. The combined values of those indicators were used to create the SleepBetter.org Sleepless Couples Index.