How Often Do Drivers Sleep at Home?
Drivers reported sleeping at home anywhere from zero to 31 days per month. On average, drivers reported sleeping at home seven days each month. However, there was tremendous variation in drivers’ responses to this question (standard deviation = 5.65 days). Twenty-one percent of respondents sleep at home only four days per month, which was the most frequently reported response to this question. Two-thirds of respondents sleep at home seven days or less each month. Only about four percent of the sample sleeps at home more than 21 days per month. Because the sample comprises so few short-haul drivers, when long‑haul drivers were considered separately from short-haul drivers the distribution of responses remained very much the same. The 56 short-haul drivers who answered this question gave much different responses than the long-haul drivers. They most often reported sleeping at home 30 days per month, with a mean response of 23 days. Although short-haul drivers would be expected to sleep a
