2016年CRI Nearly Half of China's Middle-income Class Suffer from Insomnia

 

This year's Sleep Day is marked in China, with a theme titled "Good Sleep, Fly High and Dream Big".

Dr. Han Fang¹ is the chairman of the Chinese Sleep Research Society. He explains why China has such a theme to celebrate World Sleep Day:

"The theme of World Sleep Day this year is 'Good sleep is a reachable dream', which means good sleep is something that can be achieved through medical care and intervention². Nowadays we often talk about the Chinese dream, targeting the goal of the "great renewal³ of the Chinese nation", thus we give an adapted interpretation⁴ to suit Chinese conditions, which is "Good sleep is an inevitable⁵ part in flying high and dreaming big".

Over the past 16 years since the country introduced the World Sleep Day to its people, the population of the middle class in China has seen a rapid growth. The statistics from Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank, shows that from 2001 to 2011, the share of Chinese who are middle income jumped from 3% to 18%.

However, this group of people who face intensive pressure now have trouble in sleeping, which is partly due to their bad habits. 

Liu Zhuxi is in the data management office with "TouTiao.com", a very popular online news feed that assists in the launch of this white paper.

"Almost half of surveyed people have bad sleep habits including chat on mobile phones or computers before sleep. And nearly twenty percent say they consider work-related issues before going to sleep."

The white paper has been launched, based on an analysis of data collected among 13-million people in a survey initiated⁶ by De Rucci Bedding Co, Ltd.

The white paper shows 46.58% of the surveyed Chinese middle class sufferfrom insomnia⁷, with 82-percent having trouble sleeping. Liu Zhuxi explains: 

"The common problems that people who usually suffer from poor sleep include light sleep and being oftentimes disturbed in the middle of the night."

Scientific researches show occasional insomnia may cause fatigue⁸ and behavior disorders¹⁰, but constant insomnia may result in confusion and difficulties in memorizing and organizing tasks, doubling the possibility of accidents.

However, few people with trouble falling asleep take it seriously, as pointed¹¹ out in the Paper. Liu Zhuxi again:

"The issue is that people fail to realize how seriously insomnia might affect their lives. In addition to the 46 percent of people who have experienced insomnia, there are another 15-percent who are suspected with trouble sleeping, but failed to go to see a doctor to diagnose their problem." 

Also, according to the survey results, residents of small cities sleep better than their counterparts in big metropolis¹²' like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, who devote a lot more attention to their work and career path.

On the same day as the White Paper was launched, a guideline for early diagnosis¹³ and treatment on sleep disorder⁹ has also been issued. This guideline covers a wider variety of people other than the Chinese middle class. 

Zhang Bin¹⁴, associate chief physician with the Guangdong provincial¹⁵ Institute for Mental Health Research, is one of the medical experts who have edited the guidelines.

"The guideline includes a section dedicated¹⁶ to sleep disorders in children, pregnant women and the elderly. It also mentions approaches on medical intervention, like an application of traditional Chinese medicine."

According to the Chinese Sleep Research Society, about 38.2 percent of the Chinese adults suffer from insomnia, a higher rate than the world average level which is approximately seven percent.

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1 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

2 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

3 renewal   

adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来

参考例句：

• Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。

4 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

5 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

6 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

7 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

8 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

9 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

10 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

12 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

13 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

14 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

15 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

16 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。