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Increase the proportion of high school students who get enough sleep — SH‑04 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
23.2 percent (2023)

National Target:
27.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
25.4 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 got sufficient sleep on an average school night in 2017

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
25.4
CI 24.0 / 26.9
SE 0.716
22.1
CI 20.6 / 23.7
SE 0.776
22.7
CI 21.6 / 24.0
SE 0.596
23.2
CI 21.4 / 25.1
SE 0.943

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Sex, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
26.3
CI 24.6 / 28.2
SE 0.898
23.8
CI 22.3 / 25.5
SE 0.803
25.1
CI 23.1 / 27.1
SE 0.992
24.6
CI 22.6 / 26.7
SE 1.034
Female
24.6
CI 22.8 / 26.5
SE 0.896
20.3
CI 18.4 / 22.4
SE 0.994
20.2
CI 18.6 / 21.9
SE 0.802
21.7
CI 19.8 / 23.7
SE 0.991

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2023  1
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
27.7
CI 18.6 / 39.0
SE 5.064
24.1
CI 18.4 / 30.9
SE 3.080
23.9
CI 18.2 / 30.7
SE 3.094
20.9
CI 15.1 / 28.3
SE 3.308
Asian only
18.4
CI 15.6 / 21.6
SE 1.488
18.0
CI 13.8 / 23.0
SE 2.269
21.7
CI 18.3 / 25.5
SE 1.807
19.5
CI 15.6 / 24.0
SE 2.115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
22.1
CI 16.1 / 29.6
SE 3.334
22.9
CI 15.8 / 31.9
SE 3.991
24.8
CI 17.4 / 34.0
SE 4.127
26.3
CI 18.3 / 36.2
SE 4.535
Black or African American only
24.0
CI 21.3 / 26.8
SE 1.354
19.9
CI 17.4 / 22.6
SE 1.285
16.8
CI 14.6 / 19.2
SE 1.134
20.3
CI 16.4 / 25.0
SE 2.172
White only
26.6
CI 25.0 / 28.3
SE 0.818
23.0
CI 21.2 / 24.9
SE 0.914
23.8
CI 22.3 / 25.4
SE 0.760
24.3
CI 22.5 / 26.3
SE 0.958
2 or more races
20.0
CI 16.5 / 24.0
SE 1.838
20.6
CI 16.4 / 25.4
SE 2.228
21.5
CI 16.2 / 27.9
SE 2.902
19.5
CI 16.2 / 23.3
SE 1.759
Hispanic or Latino
25.5
CI 23.1 / 28.0
SE 1.221
21.9
CI 19.9 / 23.9
SE 0.986
24.5
CI 22.1 / 27.0
SE 1.205
23.7
CI 21.1 / 26.6
SE 1.399
Not Hispanic or Latino
25.3
CI 23.9 / 26.8
SE 0.714
22.1
CI 20.3 / 24.0
SE 0.907
21.9
CI 20.6 / 23.3
SE 0.673
22.7
CI 20.6 / 25.0
SE 1.094
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
25.2
CI 16.2 / 37.1
SE 5.197
23.1
CI 14.3 / 35.2
SE 5.181
22.1
CI 14.2 / 32.8
SE 4.617
35.8
CI 16.8 / 60.6
SE 11.707
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
18.6
CI 15.1 / 22.6
SE 1.859
17.2
CI 13.1 / 22.3
SE 2.255
20.5
CI 17.9 / 23.4
SE 1.381
19.1
CI 15.2 / 23.8
SE 2.170
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
22.8
CI 13.3 / 36.1
SE 5.655
26.1
CI 13.3 / 44.9
SE 8.066
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
24.1
CI 21.4 / 27.1
SE 1.394
19.5
CI 17.1 / 22.1
SE 1.246
16.1
CI 13.8 / 18.7
SE 1.217
19.4
CI 15.0 / 24.6
SE 2.392
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
26.7
CI 25.1 / 28.4
SE 0.819
23.2
CI 21.1 / 25.4
SE 1.042
23.7
CI 22.0 / 25.5
SE 0.864
24.5
CI 22.4 / 26.7
SE 1.073
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
18.8
CI 15.4 / 22.8
SE 1.841
20.5
CI 16.7 / 25.0
SE 2.054
18.1
CI 13.3 / 24.1
SE 2.664
16.9
CI 13.4 / 21.1
SE 1.942

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Family income, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Health insurance status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Geographic location, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Country of birth, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Disability status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Sexual orientation, 2017-2023  2
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
23.8
CI 22.2 / 25.3
SE 0.768
24.9
CI 23.3 / 26.6
SE 0.849
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
24.9
CI 22.7 / 27.2
SE 1.115
24.9
CI 22.9 / 27.0
SE 1.039
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
21.8
CI 20.1 / 23.6
SE 0.863
24.8
CI 22.8 / 27.0
SE 1.037
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
19.4
CI 14.5 / 25.6
SE 2.743
17.0
CI 12.5 / 22.6
SE 2.531
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
16.5
CI 10.2 / 25.6
SE 3.803
17.5
CI 11.2 / 26.4
SE 3.801
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
20.7
CI 14.6 / 28.5
SE 3.451
17.2
CI 12.3 / 23.7
SE 2.850
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
17.4
CI 14.9 / 20.2
SE 1.319
16.1
CI 14.1 / 18.4
SE 1.089
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
19.0
CI 12.3 / 28.3
SE 3.953
19.2
CI 12.9 / 27.7
SE 3.709
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
17.3
CI 14.2 / 21.0
SE 1.676
15.2
CI 12.8 / 18.0
SE 1.304

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Obesity status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
23.0
CI 20.2 / 26.1
SE 1.455
19.1
CI 16.8 / 21.7
SE 1.199
22.0
CI 19.5 / 24.7
SE 1.283
19.5
CI 16.3 / 23.1
SE 1.696
Without obesity
25.9
CI 24.3 / 27.6
SE 0.821
22.4
CI 20.7 / 24.2
SE 0.857
22.5
CI 21.3 / 23.8
SE 0.641
22.8
CI 21.1 / 24.7
SE 0.918

Students getting sufficient sleep on school nights by Grade or Grade level, 2017-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
34.8
CI 32.1 / 37.6
SE 1.375
28.9
CI 26.4 / 31.5
SE 1.280
30.7
CI 28.5 / 33.0
SE 1.117
31.0
CI 27.8 / 34.4
SE 1.658
10th grade
26.6
CI 23.9 / 29.4
SE 1.372
24.5
CI 22.0 / 27.3
SE 1.303
23.8
CI 21.9 / 25.9
SE 0.990
22.0
CI 19.7 / 24.5
SE 1.190
11th grade
21.4
CI 19.3 / 23.5
SE 1.033
17.2
CI 15.4 / 19.3
SE 0.966
18.8
CI 16.7 / 21.2
SE 1.116
20.8
CI 18.1 / 23.7
SE 1.417
12th grade
17.6
CI 15.8 / 19.5
SE 0.922
17.0
CI 15.0 / 19.3
SE 1.070
16.5
CI 15.1 / 18.0
SE 0.710
18.1
CI 15.5 / 21.0
SE 1.388

Disparity