Sleepless America: A Data Notebook on Rest, Risk, and Inequality (1942–2024)

Sleepless America: A Data Story on Rest, Risk, and Inequality

Why are Americans sleeping less than ever — and what does it reveal about our system?

This 18-page visual report analyzes over 80 years of real data:  

🟣 Gallup and CDC sleep trends  

🔍 Google search behavior from 3AM queries  

🏭 Job-based and geographic sleep inequalities  

📊 Interactive visualizations (D3.js, seaborn, Observable)

You'll learn:  

• Which jobs sleep the least — and why  

• How Google became America’s midnight therapist  

• Why sleep is no longer personal, but political

🧠 Sleep is not a lifestyle choice. It's a structural crisis.  

Perfect for data analysts, educators, and anyone exploring real-world inequality.

📥 Includes:  

• 18-page full-color PDF  

• Google Colab notebook + Observable charts  

• Real, reproducible analysis (CDC, BLS, Google Trends)