But sleep and lifestyle expert Cliff Arnall, of the British Psychological society, said that while the bed may be a good place to relax, the survey showed we have "lost the art of sleeping". He added watching TV or working in bed can stop rapid eye movement sleep, which we need for vivid dreams.
He said: "I think it's a bad habit. In today's society you're somehow abnormal if you don't have three TVs and people use the TV to help them sleep.
"The trouble with that is that for a particular type of sleep we have when we dream called rapid eye movement (REM), it gets in the way. I suppose the other thing is that we have lost the art of sleeping.
"People are using their bedroom for things they ought to be doing outside the bedroom. People need to be re-educated really because people aren't taking sleep seriously enough."