At the end of the quarter, sleepless nights are had by all. The Chieftain was curious as to how much sleep our student body actually gets. We sent a sleep survey to every Warriors’ Period on November 15th. 622 students responded; the results may surprise you.

Bedtime: When does #warriornation go to bed? 7% of our classmates go to bed at 8pm. 22% of our peers sleep at 9pm. 31% of the students polled go to bed at 10pm. 30% polled head to bed at 11pm. 10% of our population don’t go to sleep until after midnight.

 Interrupted Sleep: After Wakefield has gone to sleep, how many times do they wake up in the night? 23% don’t even wake up once. 33% have disrupted sleep at least once a night. Almost half of our fellow warriors (44%) wake up two or more times a night.

 Hours of Sleep: The American Thoracic Society recommends 7-8 hours of sleep a night. How does Wakefield compare? 4% get 4 hours of sleep a night. 6% of our peers sleep 5 hours a night. 15% of the students polled sleep 6 hours a night. Over 64% of #whs students get the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep a night. 11% get more than 8 hours of sleep a night.

 Caffeine Consumption: Many turn to caffeine to replace sleep. Although 30% of our student body never turns to caffeine to stay awake, a whopping 41% of Wakefield drinks caffeine once a day. 23% of our classmates ingest this stimulant 2 or 3 times a day; 6% turn to caffeine at least 4 times a day to stay awake.

When asked to judge the difference in sleep hours at the end of the quarter, 45% of students polled get less than the recommended hours of sleep. With almost half of the student body getting less sleep than is required to function at a normal capacity, it is no wonder that the end of the quarter can seem stressful.