DENVER (KDVR) — New research shows Coloradans are getting fewer hours of sleep each night, and in turn it’s making a lot of us cranky.
Not only that, but it’s impacting our finances as well.
According to a new study, nearly a third of Denver adults are sleep deprived, getting less than 7 hours of shut-eye each night.
Experts say a lot of it has to do with financial stress.
There’s actually research linking smaller salaries to employees who are often dragging.
A study from the non-profit group ‘Rand’ shows a lack of sleep costs the U.S. about $411 billion in lost productivity each year.
Research from the National Center for Biotechnology Information indicates sleep deprivation and insomnia cost employers $2,280 annually per employee.
Some analysts say managers take this into account when it comes time to dole out pay raises.
“I would agree and then I also think it has a huge impact on just overall mental and physical well-being of our employees and those that are around us, our family members — it has a huge impact so it is nice to see stats like that are coming out, and it’s raising a lot of awareness to that,” said JD Velilla, Serta Simmons Bedding’s Head of Sleep Experience and a member of the Global Wellness Institute.
The research goes on to show sleep deprivation leads to the U.S. losing around 1.2 million working days a year.
To stay awake, most of us have a cup — or 5 — of coffee each morning.
Unless you’re making it yourself, coffee can be quite expensive.
Research from Madison Gas and Electric shows the average employee spends about $1,100 a year on coffee.
A 2022 survey from Serta Simmons Bedding shows:
● 30% of respondents said they would sacrifice dessert for better sleep.
● Although 37% of Americans can fall right back asleep, others spend their time reading, watching TV, or listening to music for about half an hour before feeling sleepy again
● While the average person wakes up two times a night, 29% of those who have “bad” sleep find themselves wide awake at least 5 times a night
● On average, respondents go to sleep at 10 p.m., but nearly 20% of Americans go to bed later than this