Pet owners who let their animals cuddle in bed enjoy better sleep, according to new survey by US-Mattress

US-Mattress, the first online mattress retailer that offers the largest selection of brand name mattress sets, conducted a recent sleep survey revealing that pet owners who let their animals cuddle in bed with them enjoy better sleep overall than pet owners who keep their pets out of bed, and individuals without pets at all. US-Mattress President Joe Nashif made the announcement.

“This was a very interesting survey because so many people consider pets to be part of their family,” said Dongna Wang, chief researcher at US-Mattress. “Many studies have shown the positive effects of pets for people’s comfort and wellbeing, and this study highlights yet another benefit of animal companionship. Hopefully these results will tip the scale in favor of individuals who are considering adopting pets.”

Operated through Google Surveys, the study surveyed nearly 550 men and women who either let their pets sleep in their bed, who have pets but do not let them sleep in bed and those who do not have pets at all. Overall, the results demonstrated that women are much more likely to sleep with pets in bed than men are and that people who sleep with their pets report having the best sleep. Additional key results include:

· 39 percent of respondents who enjoy “great” sleep are those who sleep with their pets, compared to 28 percent of pet owners to keep animals out of bed and 24 percent of individuals without pets.

· 55 percent of female pet owners—but only 38 percent of male pet owners—let their pets sleep in bed with them.

· 30 percent of respondents who are non-pet owners reported only having “ok” sleep and nearly 7 percent of non-pet owners report sleeping poorly, more than any other responded group.

US-Mattress has been a corporate sponsor for the Michigan Humane Society for more than seven years, and has donated more than $300,000 to the animal charity. Not only does the retailer contribute on a corporate level, but regularly hosts events such as pet adoption days and photo contests, and features individual dogs and cats available for adoption on its website—even donating a new pet bed for each animal going to a new home.

For more information about US-Mattress’ unique research and sleep surveys, visit www.us-mattress.com.

About US-Mattress

US-Mattress was the first online mattress retailer with the largest selection of name brand mattress sets. Founded in 2001, the company recently opened five new stores throughout southeast Michigan to offer customers an unmatched in-store experience. In each showroom and online, a 10-point Comfort Scale® rating system displays its mattresses from firmest to softest—a system that was established to help solve the problem people often face of finding the right mattress. From traditional springs to memory foam, US-Mattress only carries the most trusted brands, including Beautyrest, Sealy, Serta, Stearns & Foster, Spring Air, Tempur-Pedic, Aireloom and ViSpring. For more information, visit US-Mattress.com.