Table 1. Sleep patterns of Chinese aged 15 and above with different characteristics — China, 2024.
| Characteristics | Overall N (%) |
Sleep duration x (hours) (95% CI) |
P |
Sleep latency x (min) (95% CI) |
P |
Bedtime x (95% CI) |
P |
Wake-up time x (95% CI) |
P |
| Note: Regions were divided based on China’s seven major geographic regions, including North China (Hebei), Northeast China (Liaoning), East China (Jiangsu), Central China (Henan), South China (Guangdong), Southwest China (Chongqing), and Northwest China (Shaanxi). In the occupation category, “Others” refers to occupations not included in the specific categories listed, while “Unknown” indicates that the occupation information was unavailable or could not be determined. Abbreviation: CI=confidence interval. | |||||||||
| Total | 46,207 (100) |
7.24 (7.16, 7.32) |
27.45 (26.39, 28.51) |
22:08 (21:58, 22:18) |
6:18 (6:06, 6:30) |
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| Sex | 0.03 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| Male | 22,334 (48.33) |
7.26 (7.19, 7.33) |
25.08 (24.13, 26.03) |
22:16 (22:04, 22:28) |
6:24 (6:12, 6:36) |
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| Female | 23,873 (51.67) |
7.21 (7.11, 7.31) |
29.89 (28.53, 31.25) |
22:00 (21:51, 22:09) |
6:12 (6:01, 6:23) |
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| Age, years | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| 15–17 | 477 (4.28) |
8.21 (8.02, 8.40) |
25.33 (20.82, 29.84) |
22:41 (22:31, 22:51) |
7:48 (7:25, 8:11) |
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| 18–44 | 11,416 (45.03) |
7.57 (7.51, 7.63) |
24.72 (23.67, 25.77) |
22:38 (22:26, 22:50) |
7:10 (7:02, 7:18) |
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| 45–64 | 19,822 (34.42) |
6.89 (6.82, 6.96) |
27.83 (26.74, 28.92) |
21:53 (21:47, 22:00) |
6:05 (5:58, 6:12) |
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| ≥65 | 14,492 (16.27) |
6.79 (6.70, 6.88) |
34.78 (32.95, 36.61) |
21:10 (21:04, 21:16) |
5:10 (5:05, 5:15) |
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| Residence | 0.16 | 0.002 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| Urban | 24,912 (53.91) |
7.30 (7.18, 7.42) |
25.91 (24.62, 27.20) |
22:32 (22:19, 22:45) |
6:39 (6:23, 6:55) |
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| Rural | 21,295 (46.09) |
7.19 (7.09, 7.29) |
28.76 (27.54, 29.98) |
21:49 (21:43, 21:55) |
6:01 (5:54, 6:08) |
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| National region | <0.05 | 0.004 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| North China | 6,864 (14.85) |
7.11 (6.99, 7.23) |
27.12 (25.95, 28.29) |
22:02 (21:52, 22:12) |
5:58 (5:45, 6:11) |
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| Northeast China | 6,429 (13.91) |
7.15 (7.08, 7.22) |
26.12 (24.66, 27.58) |
21:35 (21:21, 21:49) |
5:36 (5:21, 5:51) |
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| East China | 6,584 (14.25) |
7.11 (6.97, 7.25) |
27.90 (25.47, 30.33) |
21:43 (21:26, 22:00) |
6:33 (6:15, 6:51) |
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| Central China | 6,677 (14.45) |
7.40 (7.23, 7.57) |
29.64 (28.07, 31.21) |
21:42 (21:24, 22:00) |
6:07 (5:47, 6:27) |
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| South China | 6,551 (14.18) |
7.27 (7.04, 7.50) |
25.50 (23.00, 28.00) |
23:01 (22:53, 23:09) |
7:05 (6:52, 7:18) |
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| Southwest China | 6,423 (13.90) |
7.22 (7.03, 7.41) |
29.95 (28.23, 31.67) |
22:10 (21:52, 22:28) |
6:25 (6:08, 6:42) |
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| Northwest China | 6,679 (14.45) |
7.40 (7.15, 7.65) |
27.53 (24.09, 30.97) |
22:12 (21:56, 22:28) |
6:29 (6:15, 6:43) |
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| Education level | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| Primary school or below | 15,531 (33.61) |
6.83 (6.74, 6.92) |
33.75 (32.02, 35.48) |
21:21 (21:15, 21:27) |
5:22 (5:17, 5:27) |
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| Junior high school | 16,678 (36.09) |
7.21 (7.13, 7.29) |
26.64 (25.53, 27.75) |
22:00 (21:53, 22:07) |
6:08 (6:01, 6:15) |
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| High school/vocational school | 6,876 (14.88) |
7.44 (7.34, 7.54) |
25.43 (24.25, 26.61) |
22:26 (22:15, 22:37) |
6:43 (6:30, 6:56) |
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| University/college or above | 7,024 (15.20) |
7.48 (7.40, 7.56) |
24.55 (23.32, 25.78) |
22:48 (22:37, 23:00) |
7:03 (6:53, 7:13) |
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| Unknown | 98 (0.21) |
8.03 (7.73, 8.33) |
23.95 (20.83, 27.07) |
22:32 (22:02, 23:02) |
7:28 (6:48, 8:08) |
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| Occupation | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| Agricultural workers | 16,513 (35.74) |
7.01 (6.89, 7.13) |
29.84 (28.27, 31.41) |
21:25 (21:19, 21:31) |
5:28 (5:22, 5:34) |
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| Government/public institution staff | 914 (1.98) |
6.99 (6.81, 7.17) |
25.89 (23.78, 28.00) |
22:49 (22:36, 23:02) |
6:37 (6:28, 6:46) |
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| Business/service employee | 7,558 (16.36) |
7.26 (7.15, 7.37) |
24.72 (23.59, 25.85) |
22:33 (22:20, 22:46) |
6:37 (6:22, 6:52) |
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| Teaching staff | 582 (1.26) |
7.45 (7.29, 7.61) |
24.22 (22.82, 25.62) |
22:34 (22:23, 22:45) |
6:47 (6:34, 7:00) |
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| Medical/health personnel | 553 (1.20) |
7.42 (7.30, 7.54) |
24.43 (22.95, 25.91) |
22:30 (22:21, 22:39) |
6:37 (6:32, 6:42) |
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| Students | 1,013 (2.19) |
8.29 (8.16, 8.42) |
23.67 (20.98, 26.36) |
22:49 (22:38, 23:00) |
7:53 (7:42, 8:04) |
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| Unemployed | 5,656 (12.24) |
7.24 (7.11, 7.37) |
32.49 (30.48, 34.50) |
21:52 (21:41, 22:03) |
6:12 (6:00, 6:24) |
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| Retired | 5,336 (11.55) |
6.81 (6.68, 6.94) |
29.72 (27.14, 32.30) |
21:42 (21:30, 21:54) |
5:34 (5:22, 5:46) |
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| Others | 7,737 (16.74) |
7.20 (7.10, 7.30) |
26.70 (25.15, 28.25) |
22:23 (22:09, 22:37) |
6:28 (6:14, 6:42) |
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| Unknown | 345 (0.75) |
7.62 (7.40, 7.84) |
22.06 (19.50, 24.62) |
22:28 (22:13, 22:43) |
6:51 (6:36, 7:06) |
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| Drink | <0.0001 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.0001 | |||||
| No | 40,564 (87.79) |
7.28 (7.20, 7.36) |
27.47 (26.42, 28.52) |
22:08 (21:57, 22:19) |
6:20 (6:09, 6:31) |
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| Yes | 5,643 (12.21) |
6.91 (6.83, 6.99) |
27.31 (25.45, 29.17) |
22:08 (21:56, 22:20) |
6:02 (5:48, 6:16) |
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| Smoking status | <0.0001 | 0.001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||
| Never smoker | 31,763 (68.75) |
7.32 (7.23, 7.41) |
27.83 (26.54, 29.12) |
22:08 (21:57, 22:19) |
6:22 (6:10, 6:34) |
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| Current smoker | 10,358 (22.42) |
7.08 (7.01, 7.15) |
25.87 (24.91, 26.83) |
22:17 (22:08, 22:26) |
6:17 (6:07, 6:27) |
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| Former smoker | 4,081 (8.83) |
6.90 (6.81, 6.99) |
28.81 (27.35, 30.27) |
21:46 (21:36, 21:56) |
5:39 (5:29, 5:49) |
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