24% of People Say It’s Easier to Fall Asleep with the TV Blaring?

Some people need peace and quiet to slide into sleep.  Others use white noise sound machines.  And some people really enjoy nodding off to the enchantment of . . . cable news?

In a new poll, 24% of people say it’s easier for them to fall asleep WITH the TV ON in the background.  They didn’t specify what show . . . so it could be Netflix, the news, late night comedy, or “House Hunters International”.

40% of people say they CAN’T fall asleep with the TV on . . . and 30% say it doesn’t matter either way.

Younger adults were more likely to say they could fall asleep in any situation, while older folks were most likely to prefer NO TV.

65% of people say they have a TV in their bedroom.  The number was higher among conservatives in the South.

14% of people say there is “always” a TV on when they’re falling asleep . . . whether they like it or not.  25% say it’s “usually” or “sometimes” on . . . while 53% say it’s “rarely” or “never” on.  The demographic most likely to say the TV is “always” on are middle-aged women in the South.