You see, Dayton is in the top 5 of the list of the Most Sleep-Deprived Cities in the US.
The Daily Beast website has used data to figure out which U.S. cities are in need of more shut-eye. The list was prompted by the recent air-traffic-controller headlines.
Trying to work on too-little sleep is not only hard, it's dangerous.
Plus, recent studies have proven that sleep deprivation can make people more unethical, less attractive, and can weaken problem-solving skills.
But sleep can be more than a personal problem, it can be a regional epidemic. As a federal study concluded in 2008, certain states have higher incidence rates of sleeplessness than others due to high rates of obesity, heart disease, and smoking—health issues that can cause sleeping problems.
To compile the sleepiest cities, The Daily Beast worked with Experian Simmons, which provided a city-by-city tally of sleep-survey data.
THE LIST
1 Charleston, WV
2 Mt. Vernon, IA
3 Dayton, OH
4 Springfield, MO
5 Lexington, KY
6 Tri-Cities, TN-VA
7 Evansville, IN
8 Roanoke, VA
9 Harrisburg, PA
10 Davenport, IA
11 Tulsa, OK
12 Youngstown, OH
13 Ft. Myers, FL
14 Pittsburgh, PA
15 Colorado Springs, CO
16 Orlando, FL
17 Nashville, TN
18 Ft. Wayne, IN
19 Columbus, OH
20 Johnstown, OH
Cincinnati was listed as number 26.
To create the list, they considered the percentage of the population that reported minor or severe sleeplessness/insomnia in the last year, as well as the population that used prescription or non-prescription medication to alleviate sleeplessness/insomnia. Rates of sleeplessness was weighted twice that of medication rates to put a statistical precedence on total lack of sleep. Only metro areas with a population greater than 500,000 residents were included.
One word of advice from this reporter. Don't lose any more sleep over it.
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