Published July 31, 2009 03:48PM
It’s no surprise that people, specifically Americans in this case, nap. But it is a bit surprising that the Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends department analyzed and released the demographics of the napping American population.
Pew surveyed 1,488 Americans on a variety of topics, just one of which was napping habits. The results concluded that 1 in 3 adult Americans naps on an “average” day. Who’s more likely to nap?
The New York Times, where I first spotted this report, did state one potential pitfall with the study:
“The survey did not precisely define what constitutes a nap. Some people claim they are just resting their eyes when they are really snoozing. Others may doze momentarily when reading articles about demographic trends.”
–Katie Herrell
Nap Time by Paul Taylor, Pew Research Center
A Look at Who Naps by Sam Roberts, The New York Times