By Ken Y-N ( October 8, 2009 at 23:45)
· Filed under Lifestyle, Polls
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My wife’s especially bad, and it’s rubbed off on me now, for cleaning out the shampoo, shoe shine clothes, laundry bags and all other freebies in a hotel room, so I was keen to see this survey from iShare on hotel amenities to see what the average Japanese thinks about such activity.
Demographics
Between the 14th and 17th of September 2009 506 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 55.1% of the sample were male, 36.4% in their twenties, 28.1% in their thirties, and 35.6% in their forties.
In case you’re wondering what Fremantle is doing in the headline, it’s a word that’s stuck in my brain ever since I read The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams back when I was in school. I’d be interested to know if any of my readers know the word.
Research results
Q1: Are you a stickler for cleanliness? (Sample size=506)
| |
All |
Male
N=279 |
Female
N=227 |
| Very much so |
4.5% |
4.7% |
4.4% |
| To some extent |
37.0% |
34.4% |
40.1% |
| Not too bothered |
52.4% |
54.1% |
50.2% |
| Not bothered at all |
6.1% |
6.8% |
5.3% |
Q2: Have you ever stayed in a hotel that had shampoo, body soap, other amenities laid out? (Sample size=506)
| |
All |
Male
N=279 |
Female
N=227 |
| Yes (to SQs) |
89.9% |
84.6% |
96.5% |
| No |
10.1% |
15.4% |
3.5% |
Q2SQ1: Even when you stay in a hotel that has shampoo, body soap, other amenities laid out, do you bring your own amenities with you? (Sample size=455)
| |
All |
Male
N=236 |
Female
N=219 |
| Always bring |
14.1% |
9.3% |
19.2% |
| Often bring |
26.8% |
19.1% |
35.2% |
| Don’t bring |
59.1% |
71.6% |
45.7% |
The cleanliness-obsessed were more likely to bring their own amenities with them.
Q2SQ2: Have you ever felt that the amenities, etc in a hotel room were good? (Sample size=455)
| |
All |
Male
N=236 |
Female
N=219 |
| Yes |
40.9% |
35.6% |
46.6% |
| No |
59.1% |
64.4% |
53.4% |
Q2SQ3: If allowed, do you take the amenities back home with you? (Sample size=455)
| |
All |
Male
N=236 |
Female
N=219 |
| Always take |
13.4% |
8.5% |
18.7% |
| Often take |
26.8% |
21.2% |
32.9% |
| Sometimes take |
43.7% |
47.9% |
39.3% |
| Never take |
16.0% |
22.5% |
9.1% |
Q3: Are you particular about what shampoos, make-up, etc you wash with, apply on your skin etc? (Sample size=506)
| |
All |
Male
N=279 |
Female
N=227 |
| Very particular |
10.1% |
5.4% |
15.9% |
| Somewhat particular |
33.8% |
22.6% |
47.6% |
| Not really particular |
41.3% |
49.1% |
31.7% |
| Not particular at all |
14.8% |
22.9% |
4.8% |
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Don’t remember fremantle. I do remember “Throckmorton – the soul of a deceased madman that inhabits toasters”. And “Pelota – a South American ball game where you whack balls against a wall with a stout wooden bat until the prisoner confesses”
Fun book. Wonder if I still have it somewhere.
Fremantle is the name of the area (port) of Perth where Australia defended the America’s Cup, so I have no idea what it means here.
“The meaning of Liff” is a book by Douglas Adams where he paired strange or evocative place names with features and situations that don’t have a name. Sounds strange, but the result was sometimes hilarious.