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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of high school students who get enough sleep — SH‑04

Status: Getting worse

  
Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
22.7 percent (2021)

Target:
27.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
25.4 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 got sufficient sleep on an average school night in 2017

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Increase the proportion of students in grades 9 through 12 who get sufficient sleep

Target-Setting Method
Minimal statistical significance

Data Source:  Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCCDPHP

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Summary

Many high school students don’t get enough sleep. This is linked to an increased risk of physical and mental health problems, alcohol and drug use, motor vehicle crashes, and sports-related injuries. Adolescents who don’t get enough sleep may also do worse in school. Interventions to teach high school students about the importance of sleep may help more adolescents get enough sleep.

Topics:  Sleep, Adolescents , Child and Adolescent Development

Workgroup: Sleep Health Workgroup

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