This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults age 20 years and over that have used prescription sleep aids in the last 30 days, between 2005 and 2010 by age group. Six percent of United States adults between the ages 50 to 59 used prescription sleep aids in that period. Sleep aids are used to maintain or prompt sleep through the supression of activities within the central nervous system. The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed an increase in sleep aid prescriptions in the United States.
Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group*
* Adults aged 20 and over who used prescription sleep aids in the past 30
days.
Sleep aids include all hypnotic drugs as well as four antidepressant or sedative medications that are often prescribed for both insomnia and depression.
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CDC. (August 31, 2013). Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group*." Chart. August 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC. (2013). Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Have Used Prescription Sleep Aids in The Last Month between 2005 and 2010, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2013, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who have used prescription sleep aids in the last month between 2005 and 2010, by age group* [Graph], CDC, August 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/304075/prescription-sleep-aid-use-in-us-adults-20-and-over-by-age-group/
