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How well are you sleeping? Find out!

Last updated on: April 30, 2014 17:25 IST
Do you sleep like a baby? Find out!

Are you getting enough sleep? Answer ten simple questions to find out. The results might just surprise you!

Only last week, we shared with you, findings of a survey which revealed that couples who sleep closer to each other tend to be happier than those who sleep apart.

(Read more about that here)

This week we are asking you, our dear readers, to participate in a quick survey of your sleeping habits.

Do you think you sleep well?

Do you watch television just before going to bed?

Do you check your mobile phone almost immediately after waking up?

Take the ten questions that follow to find out just how well (or poorly) you sleep.

Do also watch out for the survey results next week to find out just how where you stand among the rest of our readers! :-)

Meanwhile, let's find out a little about your sleeping pattern, shall we?

Click NEXT to start answering...

 

Please note that the assessment need not be considered as an alternative to professional medical advice and should be treated as such.

1. For approximately how many hours do you sleep each night?

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8 hours
7 hours
6 hours
4 hours

2. Approximately how long do you sleep on your day off?

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8 hours
10 hours
12 hours
More than 12 hours

3. At approximately what time do you go to bed?

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Before 9pm
Before 10pm
Before 11pm
Not before midnight

4. What do you do an hour before you go to bed?

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Read
Spend time with family
Watch television/use electronic items etc
Catch up on work

5. Do you have a television in your bedroom?

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No
Yes

6. How often do you have movie nights at home (or outside)?

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Only over the weekends
Twice during week
Thrice during the week
Every night is a movie night

7. How often do you take medications to go to sleep

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Never
Once in a while
Most of the time
All the time

8. How often do you wake up in the middle of the night?

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Never
At least once
Twice
More than twice

9. After you wake up, how long is it before you reach out to your mobile phone/tablet pc/computer?

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Not before I get to work
Not before an hour
Not before 30 minutes
Almost immediately

10. How do you feel when you wake up

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Refreshed
That you could do with another 30 minutes more
Exhausted
Ready to kill someone because you've barely slept