by Leigh Goessl

Created on: July 11, 2010   Last Updated: April 17, 2012

At 400 million members and growing many people have a difficult time getting through their day without their daily Facebook fix. If you've ever been a member of Facebook you well know the stream of information that occurs at all hours of the day - and night.

A poll released by Lightspeed Research for Oxygen Media on July 7, 2010 shared results after querying 1605 adults between the months of May and June. Many of the results are not surprising but others are shocking.

In the Lightspeed results the poll found that thirty-four percent of the women aged 18-34, roughly a third of the women polled, have admitted to Facebook being their first thought when they woke up; many said they check Facebook before doing anything else in the morning, including going to the bathroom.

In general, many people admit technology interferes with daily living, including distracting their attention from their work, however it seems a Facebook compulsion has now have crept into the sleeping time for many women as well. This survey asked about social media in general, however Facebook was a primary factor in responses.

Here are some other interesting statistics of the poll demographic of women aged 18-34:

• Sixty three percent of the females polled use Facebook for career networking
• Twenty percent of the women admitted to doing middle of the night checks on Facebook
• Twenty six percent of women check their text messages during the night to see if any new messages were exchanged
• Forty two percent of women think it is OK to post intoxicated photos of themselves
• Forty eight percent of females on Facebook get their daily news from the social network
• Six percent of the women queried use Facebook to "hook up"
• Fifty percent feel it is OK to meet and date singles they meet on Facebook
• Fifty seven percent of the women asked stated they talk to people online more than face to face

While these statistics are staggering, it is important to keep in mind this is a sample. While sampling is a perfectly accepted and often a good way to obtain statistical information, it is important to keep in mind there may be some flaws, for instance there could be some variables that skewer the data.

Earlier in 2010 Facebook claimed to have over 400 million members, and only roughly 1600 of these members were polled during a very short window of observation and this included both men and women. You figure if half of the 1600 people

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