-National Sleep Foundation says young people average 6.8 hours of sleep per night
-Average number of hours of sleep per night for young people: 6.8
-Adults 7-8
-Ideal amount of sleep: 8
-Maas' Requirement for Adults 9 3/4 hours
-Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders cost $15.9 billion in 1990, and cost the American economy$150 billion in indirect costs.
Auto Accidents
-Drowsiness resutlt of 100,000 police-reported traffic crashes each year, killing 1,500 and injuring 71,000.
-More than half of those are drivers age 21 or under.
-20% of all car crashes are the result of sleepiness
Students
-22% of high school students fall asleep,s 14% miss or are late to school because of oversleeping,
-34% of young people claiming to be alert during day are severely sleep-deprived
