From Live Science:
A mid-day nap is more common than you might think in America.
One-third of U.S. adults nap on a typical day, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
Naps are more common among men than women, and more common among the poor than the rich.
Naps can be good for you. A study last year in the journal Nature Neuroscience found a 90-minute daytime nap helped test subjects remember things better.
And naps are natural. Humans are bi-phasic sleepers, experts say, which means we're meant to sleep in bouts, not long stretches.
The new survey of 1,488 adults was released this week.
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My Comment: I am one of the guilty nappers.
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