Rich Men Dream More About Sex than the Rest of Us
And they may be better lucid dreamers to. This and other tidbits were made plain in my research for the book American Dreamers. What follows is some of the data that compares sleep, income, and dream content for individuals who mke less than $30/year to those who make more than $100k/year.
Sleep, dreams, and economic status
Income x Sleep
| Less than $30k | More than $100k | ||
| Sleep | Less than 6 hours a night | 24 | 6 |
| 6-8.9 hours a night | 70 | 91 | |
| More than 9 hours a night | 5 | 3 | |
| Insomnia | Never | 50 | 63 |
| 1-2 nights a week | 20 | 21 | |
| 3 or more nights a week | 29 | 14 |
Income x Dream Prototypes
| Less than $30k | More than $100k | |
| A person who’s now dead appearing alive | 39 | 40 |
| Magically flying in the air | 21 | 26 |
| Being chased or attacked | 40 | 49 |
| Falling | 47 | 52 |
| Sexual experiences | 40 | 50 |
| Being in a situation exactly like your regular waking life | 53 | 59 |
| Being aware you’re dreaming and able to control the dream | 36 | 51 |
I talk about work and economic factors in chapter 5.
