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Toilet Usage
Survey about toilet facilities and their usage.
What type(s) of toilet do you have in your home?
| Seated with a large surface area of water relatively near the top with the outlet approximately in the centre of the bowl. | 6.0% (1) | |
| Seated with a large surface area of water relatively near the top with the outlet towards the back of the bowl. | 33.0% (5) | |
| Seated with a longer drop to a smaller surface area of water over a central outlet. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Seated with a longer drop to a smaller surface area of water and a rear outlet | 60.0% (9) | |
| 'Shelf' toilet with most the 'floor' of the bowl being almost flat with the drain outlet at the front. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Seated urine separating toilet, with separate drain outlets for urine at the front and faeces at the rear. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Squatting with a 'hood' at the front. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Squatting without a 'hood' | 0.0% (0) | |
| Urinal | 6.0% (1) |
15 voters answered this question.
What other types of toilet do you regularly use (for example at College or Work)
| Seated with a large surface area of water relatively near the top with the outlet approximately in the centre of the bowl. | 13.0% (2) | |
| Seated with a large surface area of water relatively near the top with the outlet towards the back of the bowl. | 53.0% (8) | |
| Seated with a longer drop to a smaller surface area of water over a central outlet. | 20.0% (3) | |
| Seated with a longer drop to a smaller surface area of water and a rear outlet | 46.0% (7) | |
| 'Shelf' toilet with most the 'floor' of the bowl being almost flat with the drain outlet at the front. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Seated urine separating toilet, with separate drain outlets for urine at the front and faeces at the rear. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Squatting with a 'hood' at the front. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Squatting without a 'hood' | 0.0% (0) | |
| Single person 'bowl' urinal | 53.0% (8) | |
| Multi-person trough urinal | 13.0% (2) | |
| Multi-person 'slab' urinal (where there is a channel in the floor, with a drain, running along the base of the wall) | 13.0% (2) |
15 voters answered this question.
Are the toilets you most often use outside of your home
| Single sex single person - toilet and washbasin in a lockable room | 6.0% (1) | |
| Single sex multi-person - A room with multiple stalls/cubicles, washbasins and possibly (for male) urinals | 60.0% (9) | |
| Unisex single person - toilet and washbasin in a lockable room used by either sex | 13.0% (2) | |
| Unisex multi-person - A room with multiple toilet stalls/cubicles and washbasins but no urinals | 13.0% (2) | |
| Unisex multi-person with urinals. | 6.0% (1) |
15 voters answered this question.
When urinating into the toilet (not a urinal), do you normally pee against the porcelain or directly into the water?
| I am male and pee against the porcelain | 33.0% (5) | |
| I am male and pee into the water | 33.0% (5) | |
| I am female and deliberately pee against the porcelain | 0.0% (0) | |
| I am female and deliberately pee into the water | 0.0% (0) | |
| I am female and just 'go' and it mainly hits the porcelain | 0.0% (0) | |
| I am female and just 'go' and it normally goes straight into the water | 13.0% (2) | |
| I am female and just 'go' and the direction of the stream varies and is unpredictable | 20.0% (3) |
15 voters answered this question.
Females only - Is there any difference in the way you sit on the toilet when urinating and defecating?
| No, I sit the same way for both | 40.0% (2) | |
| I sit further back when urinating and more forward when defecating. | 20.0% (1) | |
| I sit further forward when urinating than when defecating | 40.0% (2) |
5 voters answered this question.