Almost a third of 40- to 69-year-olds in Britain do not get the recommended duration of sleep

Percentage reporting different nightly sleep durations, by affluence and ethnicity

Too short

Short*

Recommended

Long*

Too long

0%

20

40

60

80

100

Most deprived

Quite deprived

Middle

Quite affluent

Most affluent

Black

Mixed

Asian

White

Too short

Short*

Recommended

Long*

Too long

0%

20

40

60

80

100

Most deprived

Quite deprived

Middle

Quite affluent

Most affluent

Black

Mixed

Asian

White

Guardian graphic. Clocks & Sleep. *Shorter/longer than recommended. Note: overall, 24.7% reported sleeping shorter and 7.7% longer than the age-corrected recommended sleep durations