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About half of Chinese adults sleep less than eight hours every night, a new report said. The report said that last year Chinese adults slept an average 7.4 hours per night. The report was based on a survey of 6,168 people aged 18 to 70 from July to November last year (2022). 

People with lower level of education have less sleep and lower sleep quality, according to the report. Those with stronger academic backgrounds tended to sleep longer and better, but those who have earned masters or doctorates reported less, lower-quality sleep. 

The report also showed a correlation(关联) between a person’s income and the quality of their sleep. People from families earning less than 3,000 yuan ($435) per month get the least amount of sleep and experience the worst sleep quality, the report showed, while those with mid-level incomes sleep longer and generally reported good-quality sleep. For people making more than 10,000 yuan per month, their hours of sleep were less than those with mid-level incomes, but they reported a better quality of sleep. 

The report also found that people who exercise regularly enjoy the best sleep quality, with 85 percent of them saying they have “very good” sleep quality. More than 80 percent said they can fall asleep in less than half an hour, and only 1.8 percent said they have trouble falling asleep.

University students sleep the longest, followed by white-collar(白领的) workers, blue-collar workers and unemployed people. However, university students usually stay up late, which results from the use of electronic devices, over-thinking, academic burdens(负担) and their sleeping environments. Sleep is important in stabilizing metabolism, emotion, behaviors and improving memory. While the majority of university students acknowledge that good sleeping habits are conducive to good health, many say they have not made positive changes to their habits.