We Spend Almost 9 Hours A Week Cleaning!
A new survey of over 2,000 Americans reveals that before the pandemic we would spend just over 5 1/2 hours a week cleaning our house. Since we’ve been home more, we now spend almost 9 hours a week cleaning. That’s almost 3 full weeks of cleaning a year!
44% say that knobs and handles in the kitchen were the dirtiest. Only 18% said that our dish towels were the dirtiest. 25% have heard that bacteria can grow on a dish towel, but don’t think it’s true and 12% were not aware of this fact at all.
HOW HAVE RESPONDENTS’ CLEANING HABITS CHANGED SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
- Clean more thoroughly 53%
- Clean more frequently 48%
- Clean more places than they did pre-pandemic 45%
- More likely to use heavy-duty cleaning products 40%
- More likely to choose disposable cleaning tools 40%
WHAT ARE THE DIRTIEST AREAS OF RESPONDENTS’ HOMES?
- Handles/knobs in the kitchen (for the oven, fridge, etc.) 44%
- Kitchen sponges 43%
- Bathroom faucet handles 41%
- Kitchen faucet handles 39%
- Coffee makers and bottled water dispensers 33%
We still have room to improve, but keep up the great work!
— Doug O’Brien
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