Germs Make Americans Squirm

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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.