Name
slpngpills5
Label
Past 4 Weeks: Take Sleeping Pills To Help Sleep
Domain
freq4weeks
  • 1: No, not in the past 4 weeks
  • 2: Yes, less than once a week
  • 3: Yes, 1 or 2 times a week
  • 4: Yes, 3 or 4 times a week
  • 5: Yes, 5 or more times a week
Type
choices
Past 4 Weeks: Take Sleeping Pills To Help Sleep vs MESA Exam Number
Exam 5
Total 2,237
No, not in the past 4 weeks 1,888
Yes, less than once a week 61
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 78
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 39
Yes, 5 or more times a week 146
Unknown 25
Past 4 Weeks: Take Sleeping Pills To Help Sleep vs Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit
Exam 5
54.0 to 62.0 years 62.0 to 69.0 years 69.0 to 77.0 years 77.0 to 95.0 years Total
Total 560 559 559 559 2,237
No, not in the past 4 weeks 467 483 473 465 1,888
Yes, less than once a week 14 15 18 14 61
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 29 16 17 16 78
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 13 9 5 12 39
Yes, 5 or more times a week 33 33 38 42 146
Unknown 4 3 8 10 25
Past 4 Weeks: Take Sleeping Pills To Help Sleep vs Gender
Exam 5
Female Male Total
Total 1,198 1,039 2,237
No, not in the past 4 weeks 994 894 1,888
Yes, less than once a week 39 22 61
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 49 29 78
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 21 18 39
Yes, 5 or more times a week 83 63 146
Unknown 12 13 25
Past 4 Weeks: Take Sleeping Pills To Help Sleep vs Race/ethnicity
Exam 5
White, Caucasian Chinese American Black, African-American Hispanic Total
Total 830 265 616 526 2,237
No, not in the past 4 weeks 662 238 552 436 1,888
Yes, less than once a week 38 3 10 10 61
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 33 9 19 17 78
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 20 - 8 11 39
Yes, 5 or more times a week 71 5 23 47 146
Unknown 6 10 4 5 25