(Health.com) -- Your racial and ethnic background can shape many aspects of your life: the type of food you eat, where you live, and your political views. Now a new survey suggests that how you sleep and what you do before you hit the hay -- whether it's watch TV, pray, or have sex -- varies by ethnic group as well. In the survey, the first of its kind, a representative sample of more than 1,000 whites, African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics ages 25 to 60 were asked about their sleep and bedtime routines. While their answers revealed plenty of differences between groups, they also showed that we have something in common: Most of us aren't sleeping well.
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Three-quarters of Hispanics don't sleep with their significant other or partner
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A lack of sleep appears to be affecting people's lives and relationships
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Asians report fewest sleep problems and are least likely to use sleeping aids
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