By Talker Research
A third of Americans look forward to nights their partner isn鈥檛 home 鈥� because they get the bed to themselves,
The survey of 2,000 Americans who live with a partner found 36% appreciate when either they or their partner isn鈥檛 at home, as they don鈥檛 have to share a bed.
Maybe that鈥檚 because the results show that four in five respondents (82%) admit their partner鈥檚 sleeping habits consistently wake them up during the night.
Their partner snoring (52%), scrolling through their phone before bed (33%) and getting up at night to use the bathroom (33%) were found to be the most common sleep-disruptive habits.
Not only that, but a quarter of respondents also deal with their partner hogging the covers (27%), tossing and turning during the night (25%) or 鈥渟tarfishing鈥� across the bed (21%).
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of , the survey found that despite these annoyances, the majority of respondents aren鈥檛 quite ready to consider a 鈥渟leep divorce鈥� from their partner.
Seventy-nine percent of respondents share a bed with their partner, while the remaining 21% either sleep in different rooms (10%), sleep separately in the same room (5%) or admit it 鈥渄epends on the night鈥� (6%).
This varies dramatically by generation: only 2% of Gen Zers surveyed said they sleep in a different room than their partner, compared to one in five baby boomers (18%).
Regardless of generation, only a fifth (21%) of those who currently share a bed believe they鈥檒l sleep in separate beds in the future 鈥� but that鈥檚 not to say some couples haven鈥檛 found benefits in sleeping separately.
Results revealed that 42% of those who sleep separately from their partner believe it鈥檚 鈥渞ejuvenated鈥� their relationship 鈥� and 23% believe it鈥檚 also improved their sex life with their partner.
Not only that, but 70% believe their quality of sleep has increased as a result of sleeping in a separate bed from their partner.
鈥淚f your partner snores, consider gifting them a wedge pillow. It can be hard to sleep when someone鈥檚 snoring in the same bed as you, but a wedge-shaped pillow can help reduce snoring throughout the night and ensure both you and your partner wake up feeling refreshed,鈥� said Christine Carpio, Avocado鈥檚 Senior Manager of Community + Social Impact.
Even if they鈥檙e not looking for a 鈥渟leep divorce,鈥� 48% of all respondents admit their sleep quality does improve when they鈥檙e sleeping in a bed alone, versus sleeping with their partner.
But they might not truly be alone 鈥� the survey also asked respondents if they have young children, under the age of six (20% of respondents), or a dog or cat (38% of respondents).
Of those respondents (74% of the total), 24% admitted they鈥檇 rather sleep with their child and/or their pet than they would their partner.
鈥淭he good news is, 鈥榮leep divorce鈥� isn鈥檛 the only way to improve the quality of your sleep. Investing in a mattress, pillows and bedding made of comfortable and supportive materials can improve sleep for you and your partner 鈥� as well as child or a pet, if they鈥檙e in bed with you 鈥� leading to less tossing and turning and significantly better sleep,鈥� said Laura Scott, Avocado Green鈥檚 Director of Brand Marketing.
Survey methodology:
This random double-opt-in survey of 2,000 Americans who live with a partner was commissioned by Avocado Green Mattress between Feb. 27 and March 1, 2024. It was conducted by market research company , whose team members are members of the and have corporate membership to the American Association for Public Opinion Research () and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research ().