This statistic shows the number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function their best during the day as of 2016. In that year, a total of 35 percent of the survey respondents said that they needed 7 to less than 8 hours of sleep to function their best during the day.
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Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Less than 6 hrs
11%
6 to less than 7 hrs
22%
7 to less than 8 hrs
35%
8 to less than 9 hrs
24%
9 hrs or more
7%
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AARP. (January 10, 2017). Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782500/us-adults-need-for-sleeping-hours/
AARP. "Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016." Chart. January 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782500/us-adults-need-for-sleeping-hours/
AARP. (2017). Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782500/us-adults-need-for-sleeping-hours/
AARP. "Number of Hours of Sleep U.S. Adults Aged 40 Years and Older Needed to Function at Their Best during The Day as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782500/us-adults-need-for-sleeping-hours/
AARP, Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782500/us-adults-need-for-sleeping-hours/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Number of hours of sleep U.S. adults aged 40 years and older needed to function at their best during the day as of 2016 [Graph], AARP, January 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782500/us-adults-need-for-sleeping-hours/
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