Only 1 in 10 of us are regularly sleeping through the night.
While most people believe they need 7 to 8 hours sleep each night, the average nightly sleep is just 6 hours 20 minutes.
A survey by DFS has found only 1 in 7 people fall asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow, while 31% admit to scrolling on their phones until they nod off.
People in Ireland are two and a half times more likely to check their phones than those in the UK.
The survey of 1,000 people in Ireland identified seven common types of sleeper, with more suffering sleep problems, than the lucky 'out like a light' tribe who can fall asleep within minutes.
The Seven Sleep Personalities
| 1 | Late night scroller | scrolls social media right up until you doze off | 31% |
| 2 | Ceiling watcher | goes to bed but struggles to relax and fall asleep within a reasonable amount of time | 20% |
| 3 | Out like a light | falls asleep straight away, no problem | 13% |
| 4 | Dancer | the one who tosses and turns and wriggles around in the night without meaning to | 11% |
| 5 | Clock watcher | wakes up several times a night to check the time | 9% |
| 6 | Me-firsts | the person who likes to be first in bed, before your partner | 8% |
| 7 | Snacker | likes to snack all the way up to bedtime, and if you get hungry in bed, you pop to the kitchen for more | 5% |
Reading a book, fluffing up the pillows and drinking a glass of water before getting into bed are the top ways people wind down and get ready to sleep each night.
3% said they tried to count sheep, while 6% used on a hot water bottle.
Half of people say worrying about the next day prevents them from getting a good night's sleep.
