If sleep is the new sex, as some have suggested, Americans might be surprised to find out just how randy the country has become.
In a few weeks, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release a study called the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). This study, done annually, tracks how 12,000 Americans spend their time. The 2012 figures showed that the average American gets 8.71 hours of sleep on a given day. That’s 8.45 hours on weekdays and 9.35 hours on weekends. To be sure, those averages include college students and retirees. But with 12,000 people, the ATUS can report by demographic groups. Its researchers find that even working parents of kids under age 6 average more than 8 hours (8.18 for men; 8.37 for women).
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