Germs Make Americans Squirm

Thursday, March 1, 2001

Germs Make Americans Squirm (NAPSA)—Arecent survey has lifted the lid on America’s bathroom habits to reveal intriguing secrets. How Private is the “Private Room”? * 44 percent of those surveyed admit to snooping in other people’s medicine cabinets * 3 percent of those who snoop have been caught A Bathroom...or is it? * 92 percent of people surveyed —| read in the bath- room *48 percent talk on the phone * Others admit to balancing their checkbook, meditating or eating Avoiding Germs in Public Bathrooms * 41 percent of people flush with their shoe * 60 percent use the “hovering” technique—they never sit down and don’t touch a thing * 27 percent avoid going all together Concerned about Germs? * 80 percent of respondents are con- cerned about germs in all bathrooms * 90 percent use antibacterial products for extra protection The Age-Old Question: Under or Over? * 63 percent of Americans prefer rolling thetoilet tissue over. The Quilted Northern Bathroom Confidential survey was conducted by Impulse Research Corporation and commissioned by Georgia-Pacific to celebrate the launch of new Quilted Northern Fresh & Moist Wipes, an antibacterial moist wipe designed as a supplementto dry toilet tissue.

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