41M US Workers Sleep Deprived

Tired? It's no surprise: You're just one of 41 million American workers who suffer from lack of sleep, according to a survey of 15,000 people by the Centers for Disease Control. That's some 30% of the civilian workforce, and it's no small matter, the CDC says: Getting less than seven to nine hours a night can pose a harmful—even fatal—threat to your health and the health of those around you, CBS News reports.

Indeed, 20% of car accidents are associated with sleepy drivers, and more than 4,500 workers were killed by occupational injuries in 2010. Sleep deprivation is a particular problem for certain kinds of workers. Some 44% of night-shift employees are sleep-deprived; transportation and warehouse workers are hit hardest, with health care and social assistance workers behind them. If it takes you less than 10 minutes to fall asleep, you're likely sleep deprived, a doctor tells WebMD; the same goes if you press "snooze" more than twice in the morning. (More sleep stories.)