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Increase the proportion of children who get sufficient sleep — EMC‑03

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
65.0 percent (2020-21)

Target:
70.6 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
65.9 percent of children aged 4 months to 14 years got sufficient sleep based on parent report in 2016-17

Increase the proportion of children who get sufficient sleep

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Summary

Many children in the United States don’t get enough sleep. Not getting enough sleep is linked to heart problems, obesity, and diabetes — and it can affect concentration, learning, mood, and behavior. Strategies to make it easier for children to get enough sleep include later school start times, parent education, and behavioral interventions.