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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Atlantans spend more time in the bathroom than the rest?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta - what are you doing in that bathroom of yours? (Other than the obvious, of course.)
Forgive the intrusion; I ask because according to American Standard, (yes, the toilet and bath fixture manufacturer) Atlantans spend more time in their restrooms than anywhere else in the country. (Meanwhile, Forbes named Atlanta the No. 1 city for singles. Our investigative team is researching a possible connection.)
In a telephone poll of 1,001 U.S. homeowners, 62 percent of Atlantans said they spend more than 30 minutes in the bathroom daily, while 28 percent take more than an hour. The national average is 30 minutes daily, with 55 percent of woman polled taking more than 10 minutes in the shower, and 58 percent of parents taking longer showers than those without kids.
Atlantans said they’re most likely listening to the radio as they go about their, ahem, business, while the majority of Bostonians polled said they read magazines or their mail, while 22 percent of Miami residents surveyed said they talk on their phone.
Other highlights:
Nearly 90 percent of those polled nationally use at least one electronic device in the bathroom. Not surprising.
About 40 percent of people get dressed there.
Twenty percent sing (that’s me!), while 19 percent listen to their music via radio or iPod.
Three percent watch TV.
What else makes Atlanta special in the water closet wars? We’re second only to Seattle in how often we plunge.
Between showering and primping, I think I average about 25 minutes in my “little girls’ room.” (Though now I feel compelled to time myself.)
How much time do you spend in the bathroom daily? And what types of items do you keep on hand for entertainment? Lastly, in the midst of this historic drought, how many of you are concerned about switching to low-flow toilets and showerheads?
(Need some ideas? See this story I wrote last spring on high-efficiency toilets.
If possible, let’s, well, keep our answers clean.
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