Q. During cold and flu season, when, if at all, do you typically change your cleaning habits (i.e. clean more thoroughly or frequently)?
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Q. When you first moved to college, how prepared were you for cleaning on your own?
32% said completely prepared
50% said very prepared
14% said somewhat prepared
4% said not very prepared
0% said not at all prepared
Q. Now that you are close to the end of your college experience, do you feel prepared to clean on your own?
Laundry Safety
Q. Do you agree with the following statement? Storing laundry products in decorative jars or containers enhances a laundry space.
16% said "Strongly agree"
20% said “Somewhat agree"
34% said “Neither agree nor disagree”
12% said “Somewhat disagree”
17% said “Strongly disagree”
Q. Thinking about your college kid(s), how prepared do you feel they are to clean their own space?
- 26% said completely prepared
- 38% said very prepared
- 29% said somewhat prepared
- 5% said not very prepared
- 2% said not at all prepared
Q. What areas in the home do or did you prioritize when babyproofing?
Social media landscape audit of liquid laundry packets from 2019 – 2022:
There have been over 3.2M mentions related to liquid laundry packets.
Of the 3.2M mentions, 798.7k posts about liquid laundry packets mentioned un-safe storage practices
465.5k of posts included images of un-safe storage practices
Only 63.5k (8%) posts made the
Q. When it comes to storing your cleaning products, please rank the following in order of importance, with the option that you place at the top being the most important.
Of all participants in 2023 who use liquid laundry packets
Sustainability
Q. Approximately what percentage of the time that you do laundry do you use cold, warm, and hot water? Please consider the temperature used for the main wash cycle?
Q. When you first moved to college, how prepared were you for cleaning on your own?
28% said completely prepared
35% said very prepared
28% said somewhat prepared
6% said not very prepared
3% said not at all prepared
Q. Which of the following, if any, are preventing you from keeping your dorm or room clean?
Handwashing
Q. How important, if at all, do you find frequent handwashing when it comes to preventing the spread of illness in your home?
66% said very important
27% said somewhat important
6% said not very important
1% said not at all important
93% Important (net)
7% Not important (net)