Medical Marijuana experts at Leafwell have revealed which states suffer the most with their sleep. The study examined the average nightly sleep duration in each state as well as the number of searches for more than 90 search terms including, ‘insomnia,’ ‘lack of sleep,’ and ‘I can’t sleep.’
An overall ‘Sleep Score’ was then calculated to find the states which find it the hardest to get some shuteye.
1. Hawaii – Sleep Score: 9.87 out of 100.
Hawaii residents were found to suffer the most with their sleep, achieving an overall sleep score of just 9.87 out of 100. Across the factors analysed, Hawaii has the second highest percentage of people reporting short sleep duration each night, at a staggering 41.9%.
Per 100,000 residents, there are 757 searches per month relating to problematic sleeping, which is the sixth highest in the country. Some of the most commonly searched for terms included ‘sleep deprivation’ and ‘sleep apnoea.’
2. Georgia – Sleep Score: 19.68 out of 100
Second on the list is Georgia, with an overall ‘Sleep Score’ of 19.68 out of 100. Georgia has the fifth-highest proportion of sleep problem related queries, at 780 per 100,000 residents. Additionally, short sleep duration is prevalent in 38.2% of the state’s population, which is the seventh-highest rate in America.
Georgia’s most searched for sleep related term was found to be ‘sleep music’, with an average of 4,442 searches per month.
3. Nevada – Sleep Score: 23.24 out of 100
Third on the list is Nevada, with an overall sleep score of 23.24 out of 100. Nevada makes 776 searches for sleep related terms per 100,000 people each month on average, the sixth highest in the country.
Around 37.4% of the state’s population have reported the prevalence of short sleep, ranking 12th highest in America.
Nevada’s most searched sleep-related term is ‘insomnia’, with an average of 4,367 monthly searches.
4. Maryland – Sleep…
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