Not only do one-third of South Korea’s younger workforce not get enough sleep, but the sleep they do get is of poor quality. (Image: Korea Bizwire)
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Not only do roughly one-third of South Korea’s younger workforce not get enough sleep, but the sleep they do get is of poor quality.
After a study into sleep quality and time spent asleep among 1,262 employed individuals between the ages of 25 and 35, mattress company Ace Bed said 34 percent of the study subjects slept less than the seven to nine hours the U.S. National Sleep Foundation recommends for working individuals.
In addition, 29 percent responded that their sleep quality was poor, and about half of the individuals who responded as such slumbered in such a delicate state that the sound of a fridge door opening or the ticking of a clock woke them up. Another 3 percent admitted that they took sleeping pills or other drugs to improve sleep quality.
Naps were taken by 22 percent as a means of catching up on insufficient sleep.
An Ace Bed insider said, “Should a lack of sleep be prolonged, a condition called ‘sleep debt’ that means accumulated sleep loss leading to bodily harm can arise. For working people whose duration of time spent asleep is irregular, there is a need to figure out a means to achieve deep sleep from many different angles.”
Another 3 percent admitted that they took sleeping pills or other drugs to improve sleep quality. (Image: Korea Bizwire)
Problems achieving quality sleep among South Koreans were highlighted in a previous study conducted by Soonchunhyang University, which found 15.8 percent of 2,740 South Korean adults were suffering from sleep apnea.
Kevin Lee (kevinlee@koreabizwire.com)
