Rich folks get more sleep - blacks and men get less.

Swede

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Fri Jun-30-06 10:10 AM
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Rich folks get more sleep - blacks and men get less.

Edited on Fri Jun-30-06 10:10 AM by Swede

In a study of sleep characteristics in 669 adults in Chicago who were compared by sex and race, investigators found that blacks got less sleep than whites, while men got less sleep than women.

Furthermore, the wealthier you are, the more sleep you're likely to get, Dr. Diane S. Lauderdale of the University of Chicago and her colleagues found.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-06-29T181753Z_01_COL965856_RTRUKOC_0_US-MORE-SLEEP.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

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Botany

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Fri Jun-30-06 10:23 AM
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1. sure you are not up wondering how to pay the bills

give 2.5 million and could sleep like a baby

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Swede

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Fri Jun-30-06 10:29 AM
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3. It isn't too surprising once you think about it.

When you don't have to worry about essentials of course you sleep easier.

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zbdent

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Fri Jun-30-06 12:14 PM
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7. Plus a full belly

and a nightcap . . .

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zbdent

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Fri Jun-30-06 12:13 PM
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6. You mean, like pulling double shifts and working mega overtime

just to stay above water, especially when you have medical bills to pay because your insurance (if you have any) won't cover it?

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Fri Jun-30-06 10:23 AM
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2. As far as rich folk go, it makes perfect sense

Better beds + less stress + more vacations = better sleep

Women are just demons that taunt men, and this study further proves that. :D :evilgrin:

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Botany

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Fri Jun-30-06 10:40 AM
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5. Ain't it the truth ..... ain't it the truth.

"Women are just demons that taunt men, and this study further proves that."

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niccolos_smile

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Fri Jun-30-06 10:36 AM
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4. I'm not really sure what any of this means...

I sleep great almost every night (unless I'm up because of my acid reflux) and I'm in the lowest income quintile.

I also don't need much sleep - about 5-6 hours, any more or less than that and I'm a complete wreck for the rest of the day.

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