Plenty of women expect to be sacrificing shuteye this holiday season, according to a survey from mattress professionals Sleepy’s. The survey reveals that 55% of women expect to spend between one and four hours a night performing holiday-related tasks in December, while 56% said they take time “late at night, after midnight,” or “early in the morning before anyone else wakes” to complete a variety of seasonal chores. The to-do list includes tasks like making or wrapping gifts (46%), baking, cooking or cleaning (94%), and of course online shopping (37%). With many women already suffering a serious sleep deficit, the holiday period only adds to the challenges of getting a good night’s sleep. Men will forfeit sleep during the month as well, yet they’ll devote less time to traditional holiday-related tasks. For example, men who anticipate doing something else during the holiday season when they should be sleeping said “browsing the internet” (65%) and online shopping (43%) ranked highest. Surprisingly, 34% will spend some late night hours cleaning and housekeeping. But one in four say they’ll be busy making or wrapping gifts, baking or cooking, or writing cards. Finally, 28% of women will be “making a list and checking it twice,” compared to just 1% of men.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Men vs. Women: Who Loses More Sleep During The Holidays?
Plenty of women expect to be sacrificing shuteye this holiday season, according to a survey from mattress professionals Sleepy’s. The survey reveals that 55% of women expect to spend between one and four hours a night performing holiday-related tasks in December, while 56% said they take time “late at night, after midnight,” or “early in the morning before anyone else wakes” to complete a variety of seasonal chores. The to-do list includes tasks like making or wrapping gifts (46%), baking, cooking or cleaning (94%), and of course online shopping (37%). With many women already suffering a serious sleep deficit, the holiday period only adds to the challenges of getting a good night’s sleep. Men will forfeit sleep during the month as well, yet they’ll devote less time to traditional holiday-related tasks. For example, men who anticipate doing something else during the holiday season when they should be sleeping said “browsing the internet” (65%) and online shopping (43%) ranked highest. Surprisingly, 34% will spend some late night hours cleaning and housekeeping. But one in four say they’ll be busy making or wrapping gifts, baking or cooking, or writing cards. Finally, 28% of women will be “making a list and checking it twice,” compared to just 1% of men.
