Your boss is probably getting more sleep than you are, survey says.

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Consumer product testing company Expert Reviews joined forces with market research firm YouGov to survey nearly 4,300 adults throughout the U.K. in November 2023. The results of the inaugural Expert Reviews Sleep Survey were published last month.

In addition to getting plenty of sleep at night, CEOs were the most likely to report napping “fairly often” or “very often”:

  • Chief executive: 48%
  • Chairperson: 41%
  • Director: 24%
  • No management responsibility: 12%
  • Owner: 10%
  • Manager: 9%

Naps can be good or bad, says Michael Grandner, Ph.D., director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.  

“A nap taken in order to boost energy and productivity can be a very effective way to reduce fatigue and improve mental and physical performance,” Grandner tells Fortune via email. “On the other hand, naps taken because people can't stay awake suggests that there may be some deficiency with their sleep.”

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Published April 10, 2024

On a similar note, Dr. Grandner was also quoted in an article that claims that 1 in 3 workers admit to regularly napping on the clock according to a survey.

On average, 34% of remote and 31% of hybrid workers nap for longer than an hour, compared to 15% of in-person workers.

That napping is less common in the Western world than other cultures made the survey data stand out to Michael Grandner, Ph.D., director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. 

“The fact that many people who are working from home are more likely to take advantage of opportunities to nap was very surprising,” Grandner tells Fortune via email. “It suggests that many workers would prefer to integrate napping into their lifestyle if they could.”

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Published April 7, 2024

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04/10/2024 - 10:00am