Poll: Most Adults Are "Morning People"
Are you at your best in the morning? Then you've got lots of company from other "morning people," according to a new Gallup poll.
In the poll, some 1,000 U.S. adults were asked when they're at their best on a typical day. Their answers:
Morning (5 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.): 55 percent
Afternoon (noon to 4:59 p.m.): 15 percent
Evening ( 5 p.m. to 10:59 p.m.): 20 percent
Late night (11 p.m. to 4:59 a.m.): 6 percent
They were also asked what hour of the day was their personal best. Their top three hours were 10 a.m., 9 a.m., and 8 a.m.
Age may make the morning sweeter.
In the poll, 43 percent of adults aged 18-34 favored mornings, compared with 58 percent of those aged 35-54 and 59 percent of those aged 55 and older.
"Morning people" are particularly common among people with high salaries.
For instance, 70 percent of people in households earning at least $75,000 per year prefer mornings, compared with 40 percent of those in households earning less than $30,000 annually.
The poll, conducted by telephone in August, has a margin of error of +/- three percentage points.
(When do you function best? Morning, afternoon, evening? Tell us about it on WebMD's Health Caf? message board.)
By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
?2007 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved
© 2007 WebMD, LLC.. All Rights Reserved. In the poll, some 1,000 U.S. adults were asked when they're at their best on a typical day. Their answers:
They were also asked what hour of the day was their personal best. Their top three hours were 10 a.m., 9 a.m., and 8 a.m.
Age may make the morning sweeter.
In the poll, 43 percent of adults aged 18-34 favored mornings, compared with 58 percent of those aged 35-54 and 59 percent of those aged 55 and older.
"Morning people" are particularly common among people with high salaries.
For instance, 70 percent of people in households earning at least $75,000 per year prefer mornings, compared with 40 percent of those in households earning less than $30,000 annually.
The poll, conducted by telephone in August, has a margin of error of +/- three percentage points.
(When do you function best? Morning, afternoon, evening? Tell us about it on WebMD's Health Caf? message board.)
By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
?2007 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved
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I now work 9-5, argg, boring and traffikeering. I am currently granted an hour leaway, whereby I come in at 8am and get off at 4pm. This is great because I can get in an hour before the masses, drink my coffee and check my messages in solitude.
Downfall, I wake at 630am regardless of the alarmclock. :(