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How many women hand wash their underwear in the US?
Hi there! Thank you for your question on the percentage of women who hand wash their underwear in the U.S. The short version is that, after searching extensively through news articles, research articles, historical information, research studies, reports, and relevant websites, I’ve determined that the information you requested is not publicly available because there does not appear to be any publicly available information on this specific topic. However, I was able to learn some information on the broader topic of laundry. Below is a deep dive into my research and methodology.
METHODOLOGY
To answer your question, I used Wonder's resources database and Google as my primary research tools. Through my search, I found that there were a number of articles on the history of laundry, methods for hand-washing underwear, challenges in washing underwear, and percentages of people who hand wash their laundry worldwide. However, no resource provided data on women in the U.S. who hand wash their underwear.
HELPFUL FINDINGS
While I could not find a direct answer to your question, I was able to gather some information about this topic, which I think will be helpful for your project.
1. Nielsen | The Dirt on Cleaning: Home Cleaning/Laundry Attitudes and Trends Around the World (published April 2016)
This report provides a wealth of information on current laundry practices around the world, including data on hand-washing in North America. I have listed the relevant data below:
- 27% of people in Asia Pacific hand wash; 45% do laundry daily; 59% use washing machines and dryers; 5% use a laundry service; and 9% have someone else wash their laundry
- 82% of people in North America use washing machines and dryers; 39% do laundry once per week or less often; 8% use a laundry service; 4% hand wash their laundry; and 6% have someone else wash their laundry
- 46% of people in Africa and the Middle East use washing machines and dryers; 28% use laundry services; 11% hand wash their laundry; and 14% have someone else wash their laundry
- 74% of people in Latin America use washing machines and dryers; 4% use a laundry service; 15% hand wash their laundry; and 7% have someone else wash their laundry
- 87% of people in Europe use washing machines and dryers; 3% use a laundry service; 5% hand wash their laundry; and 5% have someone else wash their laundry
Specific Countries
2. Slate | "Bras Are the Demons of the Laundry Pile—so Wash Them as Infrequently as Possible!" (published October 2016)
In this article, the author states that she conducted an informal survey of how often women wash their brassieres. She contacted 200 women. She found the following:
This article is simple list of facts about underwear, but it does include information on women in the US and underwear.
- Approximately 10% of women in US own over 35 pairs of underwear; on average, women in the US have 21 pairs of underwear
POSSIBLE CONTINUED RESEARCH
In understanding what types of information are and are not publicly available on this topic, I’ve suggested a few other routes you may be interested in researching:
- The type of underwear preferred by women in the U.S.
- The history of laundry in the U.S.
- The history of women's underwear in the U.S.
- The role of the laundry woman in the U.S.
CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, after search extensively through a variety of sources, a direct answer to your question is not publicly available because this data does not appear to be publicly available or has not yet been subject to research. However, I learned that hand-washing is relatively uncommon in the North America (4%), that women in America have a large number of underwear on average (21 pairs), and that it is likely that the majority of women in America use a washing machine to wash their brassieres. If you’d like to continue research on any of the other topics I’ve outlined above, just let us know!
Thanks for using Wonder!