| S.No. | Habit Percentage | ||||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | ||
| Age group (1-6 Years | Age group (7-18 Years | Age group (19-30 Years) | Age group (31-45 Years) | Age group (46-60 Years) | Age group (Above 60 Years) | ||
| 1. | Time of sleep | ||||||
| (a) 7 Hours | 30 | 25 | 33 | ||||
| (b) 8 Hours | 5 | 92 | 70 | 50 | 33 | ||
| (c) 9 Hours | 37 | 8 | 25 | 34 | |||
| (d) 10 Hours | 34 | 48 | |||||
| (e) 11 Hours | 50 | 10 | |||||
| (f) 12 Hours | 16 | ||||||
| 2. | Style of Sleep | ||||||
| (a) On Stomach | 16 | 9 | |||||
| (b) On Back | 50 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 62 | 66 | |
| (c) On Side | 50 | 68 | 38 | 44 | 38 | 34 | |
| 3. | Position of Head | ||||||
| (a) Sideways | 66 | 68 | 54 | 55 | 38 | 33 | |
| (b) Upward | 34 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 67 | |
| (c) Downward | |||||||
| 4. | Face | ||||||
| (a) Covered | 84 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 33 | |
| (b) Uncovered | 16 | 68 | 93 | 82 | 62 | 67 | |
| 5. | Dreaming | 50 | 46 | 60 | 25 | 33 | |
| 6. | Breach | ||||||
| (a) Normally | 100 | 100 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 100 | |
| (b) Snores | 30 | 40 | 40 |
Note : All Nos. are shown in the table in %age.
By examining the results following conclusions can be drawn, based upon :-
(I) DURATION OF SLEEP :-
It can be concluded that as the age proceeds, the duration of sleep of individuals are declining. Older persons need less sleeping hours than younger. Most of the adult individuals sleep for about 8 hours. This decrease in sleep hours with the age is due to the fact that in children, the mind is free from anxieties but in adults and working persons. The house and other problems keep their mind conscious. Thus they can sleep for lesser hours.
(II) STYLE OF SLEEP :-
No particular problem can be draw by examine the style of sleep of different age groups. It is same in one age group and other in the another age group. There is no relationship among them. Although the frequency of persons sleeping on back or side is more than who sleep on stomach.
(III) COVERED OR UN-COVERED FACE :-
It is clear from the results that a person like to sleep with un-covered face as the age proceeds. It is probably due to the reason that an adult person is more aware of harmful effects of sleep with covered face.
(IV) SNORING :-
Snoring is more in middle aged persons. This is also probably due to conscious mind of a middle age person on the shoulders of which all the responsibility of this family and business there are.
(V) DREAMING AND MURMURING AND SLEEP WALKING :-
It can be seen from the results that the middle aged (31-45) persons dreams more than the older and younger perhaps due to the anxieties in their mind. Murmuring is also found in middle aged persons. This has got the same reason. Similarly, Sleep-walking is seen maximum in this age group. Murmuring in children is found almost nil as they got sound sleep with free mind - as they have no burden on them.
(VI) SMOKING AND DRUG HABIT :-
The frequency of smoking and drug takers among the children is nil. With the increase in age group smoking also increase because new smokers are added every year to older smoker and the frequency of older smoker increases. It is high in old age groups. On the other hand, habit of taking drug is entirely nil in children and almost nil in old age groups. It is higher in 31- 45 year old persons. It is because when due to anxieties the persons of middle age which have all the burden of their family on them do not get sound sleep, take help of drugs and become habit.
(VII) HABIT OF TAKING TEA EVERY MORNING:-
During the last four years it has become a fashion to take a cup of bed-tea. So, even the children require a cup of tea before getting off the bed. However this habit is increasing with age as duration of sleep it decreasing with age. So more aged person requires something that ruin their laziness. That is why tea-takers are increasing with age.
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