1 In 3 US Adults Do Not Sleep Enough: CDC

Changing lifestyles are forcing Americans to sleep less, finds a CDC study that also pointed out that Hawaiians are more likely to report getting less sleep.

Numerous health organizations recommend seven-hour sleep for adults but just about one in three Americans say they do not get enough sleep, reports Voice of America. The findings were reported in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Those surveyed in South Dakota reported getting 72 percent sleep, a number higher than any other state.

"As a nation we are not getting enough sleep," said Wayne Giles, director of CDC's Division of Population Health. "Lifestyle changes such as going to bed at the same time each night; rising at the same time each morning; and turning off or removing televisions, computers, mobile devices from the bedroom, can help people get the healthy sleep they need."

The study also showed that employment, race and ethnicity affected the sleep duration. Those who reported being unemployed had low healthy sleep duration, while those with a college degree or higher reported sleeping better.

Being married also had a positive impact on sleep duration with 67 percent married participants describing their sleep healthy as against 62 percent of those never married and 56 percent of divorced participants.

The report recommended that healthcare providers routinely assess patient sleep patterns to identify and solve sleep-related problems.