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21/08/2013
Of those, it is the 18 to 25 age group that are seen to be the worst offenders.
The study, which was carried out by Ergoflex UK, also found that single women change their bed sheets every 2.5 weeks.
For couples, they are said to change their sheets most frequently, with a swap every two weeks, with 81% of females taking charge of the laundry.
Elsewhere, when the study broke down the results to look at cleanliness for each age group, for those who said they washed their sheets once every three months (or less), 55% were aged between 18 and 25, with men accounting for 71% of respondents.
On the other hand, those who said they washed their sheets, on average of once a week, were between the ages of 35 and 50, with 62% being females.
Participants who didn't change their sheets often were asked why this was the case, and 49% admitted they felt it was an "acceptable gap" to leave between each rotation, while 22% "didn't see the need" to change them more than that. A further fifth said they "didn't care".
It's also probably not surprising to discover that 17% of single men said that a prospective partner had been "put off" by the cleanliness of their bed sheets, compared to just 2% of single women.
When asked whether or not they changed guest bed sheets after having guests to stay, just 32% said they did, while those that didn't, two-thirds stated they left the same sheets on until they'd had "several guests" stay in them.
Single male participants were found to have just one set of bed sheets they owned, compared to an average of three for single women.
Jed MacEwan, Ergoflex UK spokesperson, said: "We were quite alarmed at the apparent lack of basic hygiene from some respondents.
"Unclean bed sheets contain the tens of thousands of dead skin cells that we shed every night, and by going months without cleaning them you're risking some distinctly unpleasant consequences every time you go to bed.
"Dust mites would find a perfect habitat in such unhygienic bed sheets, and it's well documented that they can cause allergic flare-ups, asthma, rhinitis and other physical reactions.
"Also, by allowing your bed to become so unclean you're almost asking for a bed bug infestation, which could prove to be a high price to pay for simply not washing your sheets more regularly."
(JP/CD)
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Single Men Change Bed Sheets '4 Times A Year'
A new survey has revealed that the average single man only changes his bed sheets four times a year.Of those, it is the 18 to 25 age group that are seen to be the worst offenders.
The study, which was carried out by Ergoflex UK, also found that single women change their bed sheets every 2.5 weeks.
For couples, they are said to change their sheets most frequently, with a swap every two weeks, with 81% of females taking charge of the laundry.
Elsewhere, when the study broke down the results to look at cleanliness for each age group, for those who said they washed their sheets once every three months (or less), 55% were aged between 18 and 25, with men accounting for 71% of respondents.
On the other hand, those who said they washed their sheets, on average of once a week, were between the ages of 35 and 50, with 62% being females.
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Participants who didn't change their sheets often were asked why this was the case, and 49% admitted they felt it was an "acceptable gap" to leave between each rotation, while 22% "didn't see the need" to change them more than that. A further fifth said they "didn't care".
It's also probably not surprising to discover that 17% of single men said that a prospective partner had been "put off" by the cleanliness of their bed sheets, compared to just 2% of single women.
When asked whether or not they changed guest bed sheets after having guests to stay, just 32% said they did, while those that didn't, two-thirds stated they left the same sheets on until they'd had "several guests" stay in them.
Single male participants were found to have just one set of bed sheets they owned, compared to an average of three for single women.
Jed MacEwan, Ergoflex UK spokesperson, said: "We were quite alarmed at the apparent lack of basic hygiene from some respondents.
"Unclean bed sheets contain the tens of thousands of dead skin cells that we shed every night, and by going months without cleaning them you're risking some distinctly unpleasant consequences every time you go to bed.
"Dust mites would find a perfect habitat in such unhygienic bed sheets, and it's well documented that they can cause allergic flare-ups, asthma, rhinitis and other physical reactions.
"Also, by allowing your bed to become so unclean you're almost asking for a bed bug infestation, which could prove to be a high price to pay for simply not washing your sheets more regularly."
(JP/CD)
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