Table 2.
Prevalence of sleep duration and sleep quality among US men and women, by sexual orientation and sex: NHIS, 2013–2015 (N = 102,989)
| Outcome and sexual orientation group | Men, % (95% CI) | Women, % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meets NSF recommendationsa | ||||
| Straight | 64.0 | (63.33, 64.61) | 63.2 | (62.49, 63.81) |
| Gay/lesbianb | 60.8 | (56.15, 65.24) | 63.3 | (58.69, 67.69) |
| Bisexual | 63.5 | (54.78, 71.44) | 57.4 | (51.35, 63.17) |
| Trouble falling asleep (≥4 times in the past week) | ||||
| Straight | 11.9c | (11.44, 12.31) | 17.5c,e | (17.04, 18.02) |
| Gay/lesbianb | 17.5d | (14.31, 21.18) | 22.8d,e | (19.11, 26.93) |
| Bisexual | 13.0 | (8.56, 19.34) | 33.8c,d | (28.24, 39.74) |
| Trouble staying asleep (≥4 times in the past week) | ||||
| Straight | 17.6 | (17.10, 18.20) | 23.9c,e | (23.35, 24.48) |
| Gay/lesbianb | 16.7 | (13.74, 20.20) | 30.3d | (26.13, 34.78) |
| Bisexual | 23.2 | (16.26, 32.01) | 35.3d | (30.01, 41.01) |
| Used medication to help fall/stay asleep (≥4 times in the past week) | ||||
| Straight | 5.6 c | (5.35, 5.92) | 9.0c | (8.66, 9.36) |
| Gay/lesbianb | 14.7d,e | (11.58, 18.40) | 14.7d | (11.60, 18.40) |
| Bisexual | 7.8c,f | (4.20, 14.16) | 11.2 | (8.36, 14.84) |
| Woke up not feeling well rested (≥4 d in the past week) | ||||
| Straight | 32.3c | (31.57, 32.98) | 40.1c,e | (39.45, 40.82) |
| Gay/lesbianb | 41.3d | (37.15, 45.54) | 47.4d | (42.71, 52.22) |
| Bisexual | 35.1 | (27.04, 44.01) | 53.5d | (47.24, 59.59) |
Abbreviation: NHIS, National Health Interview Survey.
NSF recommendations include 7–9 hours sleep per day for adults 18–25 years, 7–9 hours of sleep per day for adults 26–64 years, and 7–8 hours of sleep per day for adults ≥65 years.
Responses included “gay/lesbian” for women and “gay” for men.
Significantly different at the P < .05 level (2-tailed) compared with “gay/lesbian” within the same sex.
Significantly different at the P < .05 level (2-tailed) compared with “straight” within the same sex.
Significantly different at the P < .05 level (2-tailed) compared with “bisexual” within the same sex.
Does not meet National Center for Health Statistics guidelines for reliability, as the relative standard error is >30.0%. Relative standard error is calculated as (standard error/estimate)*100.