What percentage of women would you guess report that they have fallen asleep behind the wheel of an automobile in the last year? <\/p>\n
1%? 3%? 5%? <\/p>\n
Guess again. <\/p>\n
The answer is a whopping 27%!<\/p>\n
If you limit the question to women ages 18-24 years\u2014the statistics climb to 37%! That\u2019s more than one out of every \u00a0three women you see! <\/p>\n
Is there an epidemic of tiredness among women\u2014and especially among women ages 18-24? The National Sleep Foundation says there is. According to the foundation, one out of every four women suffers from clinically significant daytime sleepiness. <\/p>\n
The major culprits are: not enough sleep, disturbed sleep due to menstruation, pregnacy, menopause, and parenthood\u2014 and insomnia. <\/p>\n
Source: The National Sleep Foundation\u2019s 2007 Women and Sleep Poll<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/em> <\/strong> <\/span> <\/p>\n