Americans spend nearly 1,500 hours feeling tired every year

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THE AVERAGE AMERICAN SPENDS 1,460 HOURS A YEAR FEELING TIRED, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH.

A SURVEY OF 2,000 ADULTS LOOKED AT HOW THEY DEAL WITH THEIR SYMPTOMS OF EXHAUSTION AND FOUND THAT PEOPLE FEEL TIRED FOUR HOURS A DAY AND NEARLY A THIRD FEEL TIRED EVEN MORE THAN AVERAGE (31%).     

CONDUCTED BY TALKER RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF M-D LIVE, THE SURVEY FOUND THAT 58 PERCENT SAID ​​FEELING SLEEPY OFTEN KEEPS THEM FROM ENJOYING LIFE.

AND THAT TIREDNESS HAS CAUSED THEM TO AVOID SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, LEADING A THIRD TO SKIP EVENTS (34%) AND 27 PERCENT TO CANCEL PLANS WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, IT CAN BE EVEN WORSE. THE SURVEY ALSO INCLUDED 1,000 PEOPLE WHO REPORTED SUFFERING FROM A CHRONIC DISEASE, INCLUDING DIABETES, OBESITY AND HYPERTENSION.     

COMPARED TO THOSE WHO DO NOT SUFFER FROM A CHRONIC DISEASE, THESE RESPONDENTS REPORTED BEING TIRED TWO EXTRA HOURS A DAY, AVOIDING SOCIAL INTERACTION MORE (64% VS. 51%) AND HAVING A MORE DIFFICULT TIME ENJOYING LIFE (66% VS 50%).

Survey methodology:

This random double-opt-in survey of 2,000 Americans, half of whom have a chronic disease was commissioned by MD Live between May 7 and May 13, 2024. It was conducted by market research company Talker Research, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society (MRS) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).