Race/ethnic differences in educational gradients in sleep duration and quality among U.S. adults.

ABSTRACT: At the population level, those with more education tend to report better sleep, mirroring the education gradient found in other health outcomes. But research has shown that higher educational attainment does not always confer the same health benefits for Non-Hispanic Black (Black) and Hispanic adults as it does for Non-Hispanic White (White) adults. It is therefore possible that the educational gradient in sleep varies across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Using the 2004-2018 National Health Interview Survey (N = 356,048), we examined differences in self-reported sleep duration and sleep quality by level of educational attainment and race/ethnicity. Utilizing multinomial (sleep duration) and negative binomial (times in the past week with difficulty falling asleep and staying as

SUBMITTER: Sheehan CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653162 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature