The perceived neighborhood walking environment and self-reported sleep health in a nationally representative sample of the United States

Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo; Amanda E Ng; Chandra L Jackson; Dayna A Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103066

The perceived neighborhood walking environment and self-reported sleep health in a nationally representative sample of the United States

Health Place. 2023 Sep:83:103066. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103066. Epub 2023 Jun 27.

Authors

Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonyo¹, Amanda E Ng², Chandra L Jackson³, Dayna A Johnson⁴

Affiliations

¹ National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD, 20782, USA. Electronic address: DAdjayeGbewonyo@cdc.gov.
² National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD, 20782, USA. Electronic address: AmandaNg@cdc.gov.
³ Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA; Intramural Program, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6707 Democracy Blvd Ste 800, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. Electronic address: chandra.jackson@nih.gov.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. Electronic address: dayna.johnson@emory.edu.

Abstract

Neighborhood environment can influence sleep health; yet, there is a lack of data on specific environment features in nationally representative samples. We used the 2020 National Health Interview Survey to determine associations between perceived built and social environment factors related to pedestrian access (walking paths, sidewalks), amenities (shops, transit stops, entertainment/services, places to relax), and unsafe walking conditions (traffic, crime) and self-reported sleep duration and disturbances. Places to relax and pedestrian access were associated with better sleep health while unsafe walking conditions were associated with worse sleep health. Access to amenities (shops, transit stops, entertainment venues) had null associations with sleep health.

Keywords: Built environment; National health interview survey; Sleep health; Sleep quality; Social environment; Walkability.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Environment Design*
Humans
Residence Characteristics*
Self Report
Sleep
United States / epidemiology
Walking

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