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B. During the past 12 months, how often have you had trouble going to sleep or staying asleep?
Trouble sleeping in the past year · Asked in 4 waves, 2010–2022 · 5,873 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 24% | 38% | 25% | 12% | 1988 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,988 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,448 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,250 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,187 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 21% | 35% | 16% | 28% | 139 | ±13 |
| High school | 27% | 39% | 25% | 9% | 487 | ±7 |
| Some college | 28% | 32% | 28% | 12% | 566 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 21% | 43% | 24% | 12% | 488 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 21% | 43% | 28% | 8% | 308 | ±8 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.