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Issue Date: September 3, 2006
USA WEEKEND 2006 Home Survey
Zogby International polled 1,201 adults in nationwide telephone survey with approximately 94 questions.*
| In general, how messy do you think the following are? |
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Super Messy |
Messy |
Not Messy |
Not Sure |
| Boys |
19 |
61 |
14 |
6 |
| Men |
15 |
59 |
20 |
6 |
| Girls |
11 |
54 |
29 |
6 |
| Women |
2 |
36 |
55 |
6 |
| Could you love a spouse or life partner who you think is a slob? |
| No |
39% |
| Yes |
24 |
| Maybe |
22 |
| I already do |
7 |
| I'm the slob in my house |
6 |
| Not sure |
3 |
| How clean is your house right now? |
| Very clean |
26% |
| Clean |
55 |
| Cleaner |
81% |
| Somewhat dirty |
18 |
| A real dump |
1 |
| Dirtier |
19 |
| Who's the messiest in your household? |
| A child or teen |
33% |
| You |
29 |
| Your spouse or partner |
13 |
| A pet |
12 |
| Roommate |
3 |
| Other/not sure |
12 |
| What do you think causes the most fights in families today? |
| Money/bill paying |
74% |
| Housecleaning |
7 |
| TV |
6 |
| Homework |
2 |
| *Other |
7 |
| Not sure |
4 |
*Other responses: (Number in parentheses denotes frequency of similar response.)
Lack of communication (14); children/parenting (11); none/no fighting (8); control/pride/respect (5); all of the above (4); time (3); the computer (3); smoking/drugs/alcohol (2); in-laws (2)
One each: Lack of family foundation; health; hording junk; religious beliefs; overall stress; work |
| For each of the following groups, who do you think is messier? |
| Guys or gals |
| Guys |
73% |
| Gals |
16 |
| Other |
2 |
| Not sure |
9 |
| Dog lovers or cat lovers |
| Dog lovers |
54% |
| Cat lovers |
28 |
| Other |
4 |
| Not sure |
15 |
| Football fans or baseball fans |
| Football fans |
66% |
| Baseball fans |
13 |
| Other |
4 |
| Not sure |
18 |
| Northerners or southerners |
| Southerners |
36% |
| Northerners |
34 |
| Other |
2 |
| Not sure |
27 |
| If you have a maid, do you cleanup before she comes? |
| Yes |
34% |
| No |
45 |
| Not sure |
21 |
| What do you think others consider you to be? |
| A neat freak |
55% |
| A slob |
16 |
| Other |
23 |
| Not sure |
5 |
| Are they right to think that's what you are? |
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Overall |
Neat freak |
Slob |
Other |
| Definitely |
42 |
44 |
25 |
54 |
| Sort of |
41 |
47 |
54 |
22 |
| Not at all |
10 |
8 |
20 |
5 |
| Not sure |
9 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
| If you could make one of the following permanent changes in your life, which would it be? |
| Lose 10 pounds |
33% |
| Never have to clean house again |
30 |
| Improve my marriage/love life |
18 |
| Get a promotion |
13 |
| Other/not sure |
6 |
| If you could only choose one, which would you rather have: A spouse or partner who's super romantic or a spouse or partner who does all the housework? |
| Super romantic |
72% |
| Does all the housework |
21 |
| Not sure |
8 |
| If you could only choose one, which would you rather have: A kid who's a star athlete, or a kid who does every household chore he's assigned? |
| Does every chore |
48% |
| Star athlete |
44 |
| Not sure |
8 |
| Thinking of how clean you keep your kitchen floor, complete this sentence: "If I dropped a bit of food on my kitchen floor..." |
| I'd throw it away |
61% |
| I'd let the dog eat it |
22 |
| I'd pick it up and eat it |
15 |
| I'd ignore it |
1 |
| Depends/not sure |
2 |
| In your bathroom, how much does each of the following bother you? On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being it doesn't bother you at all and 5 being it makes you crazy. |
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Less bothersome (1+2) |
Middle of the road (3) |
More crazy (4+5) |
| Hair in the sink |
16 |
15 |
69 |
| Blobs of toothpaste around the sink |
17 |
17 |
65 |
| Dirty clothes on the floor |
25 |
20 |
54 |
| The toilet seat left up |
55 |
12 |
31 |
| Toilet paper that's hung the wrong way |
58 |
13 |
28 |
| In your kitchen, how much does each of the following bother you? On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being it doesn't bother you at all and 5 being it makes you crazy. |
| |
Less bothersome (1+2) |
Middle of the road (3) |
More crazy (4+5) |
| Ants |
5 |
6 |
87 |
| Spoiled food in the fridge |
9 |
9 |
80 |
| Exploding-food spots in the microwave |
12 |
17 |
69 |
| Clutter on the countertops |
19 |
24 |
57 |
| Dirty dishes in the sink |
23 |
24 |
52 |
| Crumbs on the floor |
23 |
25 |
51 |
| Clean dishes left in the dishwasher |
60 |
15 |
19 |
Of the following, what attracts you the most in a partner?
Which of the following do you find least attractive? |
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Attracts you the most |
Least attractive |
| Someone who's kind of rough around the edges |
57 |
9 |
| Someone who's immaculate |
37 |
14 |
| Someone who couldn't care less about their own tidiness |
2 |
75 |
| Other/not sure |
3 |
3 |
| Have you ever secretly thrown out something that a family member wanted to keep but that you considered trash? |
| Yes |
53% |
| No |
46 |
| Not sure |
1 |
(Asked only of those who said yes.)
Which of the following items have you secretly thrown away? (Choose all that apply.) |
| Old papers or files |
55% |
| Clothing |
54 |
| Toys |
48 |
| Food |
39 |
| Toiletries |
30 |
| Furniture |
19 |
| *Other |
5 |
| Not sure |
3 |
*Other: All of the above (2); shoes/boots (2), magazines (2); photos/pictures (2); empty bottles/cups (2); food holder/utensils (2)
One each: Sports cards; CDs; appliance; gifts; homework; a box; answering machine; plants/pots; personal item; garage sale "treasures" |
| Have you used your own saliva to scrub a spot off some household surface, like a table, counter, or mirror?
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| Never |
70% |
| A few times |
24 |
| All the time |
5 |
| Not sure |
1 |
| When would you say was the last time your home was truly clean and neat? |
| Within the last week |
43% |
| Today |
29 |
| Within the last month |
14 |
| The last time we had guests over |
11 |
| The day the realtor/landlord showed us the place |
3 |
| Not sure |
1 |
| If someone came in and got rid of all the clutter in your home, how much of your stuff would disappear? |
| About a quarter of it |
48% |
| None |
28 |
| About half of it |
15 |
| More than half of it |
8 |
| Not sure |
1 |
| If Martha Stewart walked into your house right now, she would. . . ? |
| Admire your housekeeping |
38% |
| Pretend not to notice the mess |
38 |
| Walk right out |
18 |
| Not sure |
6 |
| What is the biggest reason your home gets dirty or messy? |
| My home doesn't really get dirty or messy |
34% |
| I don't have time to keep it clean and neat |
22 |
| There's not enough storage |
21 |
| There's too much stuff |
16 |
| I/we are undisciplined slobs |
2 |
| I/we don't care if it is messy |
2 |
| Not sure |
3 |
| Who or what do you blame most for the mess in your house? |
| Others in my house are always making a mess |
42% |
| I don't have time to clean |
36 |
| I don't care that much |
7 |
| My mother never taught me how to clean up |
1 |
| Not sure |
15 |
| If you have a car, which of the following do you care about the most? |
| Having a clean house |
71% |
| Having a clean car |
13 |
| I don't really care about either |
5 |
| Do not have a car |
4 |
| Not sure |
6 |
| Which of the following would really make you think twice about a prospective partner? |
| That he/she never called their mother |
40% |
| That he/she never exercised |
19 |
| That he/she never had a driver's license |
18 |
| That he/she never owned a cell phone |
6 |
| That he/she never owned a vacuum |
5 |
| *Other |
3 |
| Not sure |
9 |
| *Other: All/some of the above (16); none of the above (8); bad character (6); drinks/smokes/uses bad language (2); don't care (2) |
One each: Never went to church; never read a book; cheap; weight; disabled |
| If you could choose to have just one of the following for free, which would you choose? |
| Gas for your car for a year |
45% |
| A vacation in Paris |
20 |
| A weekly housekeeper for year |
13 |
| Weekly massages for year |
11 |
| A gardener/lawn service |
8 |
| TiVo/Digital video recorder |
2 |
| *Other |
0 |
| Not sure |
1 |
*Other: None of the above (2)
One each: Vacation in Germany; better info on investments |
| Which one of the following do you think would make life better for you? |
| A maid |
30% |
| A handyman |
25 |
| A cook |
19 |
| A shrink/psychiatrist |
10 |
| A great mother-in-law |
9 |
| *Other |
3 |
| Not sure |
5 |
*Other: None of the above/I'm happy (19); more money (5); all of the above (2)
One each: Bigger house; a pet; lawn service; an airplane/helicopter; a job; good friends; improved health; to be alone; more time; a massage; a personal trainer; a date; to finish school |
| How often do you make your bed? |
| It's part of my morning routine |
61% |
| A few times a week |
14 |
| Rarely |
13 |
| I'm happy to say someone else does it |
11 |
| Other/not sure |
1 |
| What do you hate most? |
| Getting a cold |
44% |
| Going to the dentist |
33 |
| Getting up for work Monday morning |
14 |
| Cleaning your house |
8 |
| Not sure |
2 |
* The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. The survey was conducted June 15-20, 2006.
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