Name
sh319b
Label
Sleep Habits (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2)): Fall asleep while watching TV
Description

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

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Original question: 19. What is the chance that you would doze off or fall asleep (not just "feel tired") in each of the following situations? (Check one box for each situation. If you are never or rarely in the situation, please give your best guess for what would happen.) b. Watching TV

Domain
nhchan4
  • 1: No Chance
  • 2: Slight Chance
  • 3: Moderate Chance
  • 4: High Chance
Type
choices
Sleep Habits (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2)): Fall asleep while watching TV vs Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Visit Number
Visit 1 Interim Follow-up Visit Visit 2 CVD Outcomes
Total - - 4,080 -
No Chance - - 496 -
Slight Chance - - 1,465 -
Moderate Chance - - 1,342 -
High Chance - - 714 -
Unknown - - 63 -
Sleep Habits (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2)): Fall asleep while watching TV vs Gender
Visit 2
Male Female Total
Total 1,861 2,219 4,080
No Chance 187 309 496
Slight Chance 628 837 1,465
Moderate Chance 681 661 1,342
High Chance 332 382 714
Unknown 33 30 63
Sleep Habits (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2)): Fall asleep while watching TV vs Race
Visit 2
White Black Other Total
Total 3,587 256 237 4,080
No Chance 443 23 30 496
Slight Chance 1,296 75 94 1,465
Moderate Chance 1,191 82 69 1,342
High Chance 601 71 42 714
Unknown 56 5 2 63