HALF OF AMERICANS GO HIDE OUT IN THE BATHROOM FOR ALONE TIME TO GET AWAY FROM THE FAMILY — EVEN IF THEY DON’T HAVE TO GO! Shamefully, parents with children still living in the house are three times as likely to seek refuge in the bathroom

(© Rusty – stock.adobe.com)

 

HALF OF AMERICANS GO HIDE OUT IN THE BATHROOM FOR ALONE TIME TO GET AWAY FROM THE FAMILY — EVEN IF THEY DON’T HAVE TO GO! Shamefully, parents with children still living in the house are three times as likely to seek refuge in the bathroom.

Need some alone time? It turns out most people go sit on their toilet – whether they have to go or not! Half of all Americans (51%) hide out in their bathroom when they want some much-needed peace and quiet, a recent survey of 2,000 respondents says.

The more people there are in the house, the more frequently it happens, apparently. Parents with kids still living in the house are three times as likely to seek refuge in the bathroom than childless, single respondents (62% vs. 23%). Not surprisingly, children between ages three and 12 stood out as the loudest members of the household (61%) – twice as loud as teenagers (36%) and three times as loud as adults (23%).

The survey, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Masonite, also suggests that the average respondent needs between four and five hours of private time per day to feel their best. Seventy-seven percent still need that private time even when they’re hosting family or friends in their house, and almost 81 percent think it’s important that they create quiet or private spaces within their own home.

Alone time is necessary to avoid chaos in the house

However, two in three (63%) claim that sound travels relatively easy through their home – enough that half (50%) frequently hear noises in other parts of the house when on a phone or video call, including TVs and sound systems (70%), appliances (64%), and other members of the household talking or moving around (63%).

“When families are working, resting, learning and playing together at home, it can be chaotic,” says Jennifer Renaud, Chief Marketing Officer of Masonite, in a statement. “It is important to create quiet spaces that provide the sense of peace and privacy that everyone craves.”

Source: Chris Malore

To read more, click here: https://studyfinds.org/americans-alone-time-bathroom/