A further 13 per cent slept in rooms that were too hot or humid, with the hottest bedrooms reaching more than 34C. University of Auckland Professor of Child Health Susan Morton said the best indoor temperature was between 19C and 25C. Children living in poverty were more likely to live in houses with temperatures outside of that, and had poorer overall health. “Those who were living in families experiencing more poverty, those who were likely to be in overcrowded situations, with younger mums and with less support available to the family more generally,” Morton said.
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A study of more than 2000 New Zealand children has found nearly half are sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold, with a further 13 per cent sleeping in rooms that are too hot or humid.
A study of more than 2000 New Zealand children has found nearly half are sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold.
About 1000 children in the study were going to sleep in bedrooms that were too cold.
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The pioneering study was a joint project between the building researchers BRANZ and the University of Auckland longitudinal study, Growing Up in New Zealand.
It got eight-year-olds to spend two days collecting temperature and humidity information at home and school.
The results made for sober reading, with about 1000 children going to sleep in bedrooms that were too cold - at or below 19C - with the temperature in some rooms dropping to under 4C by the morning.
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