Table 4.
Student Endorsed Sleep Strategies, Presented as Frequency and Percentage Within Total Sample, and Percentage of Those Who Used the Strategy
| Strategy | A Used Strategy Anytime and Expressed as Percent of Total Sample (n=601) | B Used Strategy Often or Always and Expressed as Percent of Total Sample (n=601) | C Used the Strategy Always or Often as Percent of Those Using the Strategy Anytime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read a book* | 404 (67.3%)# | 193 (32.1%) | 193 (47.8%) |
| Listen to music* | 314 (52.2%) | 137 (22.8%) | 137 (43.6%) |
| Watch a TV* | 284 (47.2%) | 165 (27.5%) | 165 (58.1%*) |
| Adjust heat* | 281 (46.7%) | 145 (24.1%) | 145 (51.6%) |
| Use social media* | 280 (46.5%) | 150 (24.9%) | 150 (53.6%*) |
| Have sex | 259 (43.0%) | 103 (17.1%) | 103 (39.9%) |
| Take a warm bath | 254 (42.2%) | 95 (15.9%) | 95 (37.4%) |
| Meditate | 232 (38.6%) | 84 (13.9%) | 84 (36.2%) |
| Drink some alcohol | 167 (27.7%) | 50 (8.3%) | 50 (29.9%) |
| White noise | 138 (22.9%) | 71 (11.8%) | 71 (51.4%) |
| Write in diary | 116 (19.3%) | 29 (4.8%) | 29 (25.0%) |
| Take sleep medication over counter | 111 (18.3%) | 29 4.8%) | 29 (26.1%) |
| Take prescribed medications | 99 (16.4%) | 46 (7.6%) | 46 (46.4%) |
| Use sleep mask | 76 (12.6%) | 40 (6.6%) | 40 (52.6%*) |
| Use recreational drugs | 46 (7.6%) | 20 (3.3%) | 20 (43.0%) |
| Smoke a cigarette | 36 (5.9%) | 23 (3.8%) | 23 (63.8%*) |
Notes: #N=600, *5 most popular strategies.