Why is there always a line for the Ladies room?

First of all, please indicate the date on which you are taking this poll using the day, month, year format. For example, september seventh, 1948 would be written as 7/9/1948. _____

Second, please indicate your gender as it relates to your usage of restrooms.

Please indicate your age here.

If older than 100, how old are you?

Okay, now that that's out of the way, think back to the last time you lined up to use a public restroom. Which of the following did you make use of in order to relieve yourself?

if you selected Other, whether male or female, what did you make use of in order to relieve yourself?

The last time you lined up to use a public restroom, how long did you wait before relieving yourself? Answers are in minutes. Please select the closest choice.

If you answered that you waited more than three hours before relieving yourself, how long did you wait?

Were you able to find an acceptable means of relieving yourself, or did you have an accident?

For those of you who could not wait until they found an acceptable means of relieving themselves, and had an accident, how embarrassing was it when you relieved yourself in your clothing, on a scale from zero to ten? Zero being not embarrassed at all by it, and ten meaning that it was the most embarrassing moment of your life.

please explain the reasons behind your embarrassment, or lack thereof.

For those of you who were able to find an acceptable means of relieving yourself, were you able to keep your clothing completely clean, or were you in the process of beginning to relieve yourself before reaching the acceptable alternative.

For those who had begun to relieve themselves in their clothing, on a scale from zero to ten, how easy was it for others to tell that you hadn't quite made it in time? Zero meaning that nobody could tell, and ten meaning that there was no hiding it.

gain for those poll takers who didn't quite make it in time, but at least managed not to have an outright accident. When you started to relieve yourself in your clothing and felt them becoming wet and or soiled, how embarrassing was the experience on a scale from zero to ten? Zero means that you were not embarrassed at all, while ten means that it was the most embarrassing moment of your life.

Please explain the reasons behind your embarrassment or lack thereof.

how many times per day do you normally use the restroom?

For those of you answering that you normally use the restroom more than sixteen times per day, why do you use the restroom so often?

Where were you the last time you lined up to use the public restroom?

For the next few questions, I'm going to ask you to do a few things that will provide concrete information about how restroom facilities are used, as well as how effectively those facilities serve their intended purpose. The first thing that I'm going to ask you to do is to time yourself the next time you use a public restroom, and record that time here. Select the amount of time that most closely matches the length of time that you occupied that toilet. Answers are in minutes.

If you spent more than fifteen minutes occupying the toilet, why did you take so long to vacate it?

Which of the following did you do during this visit, or attempted visit, to the public restroom? Please select all that you had a need to do or attend to when you got in line. Even if you wet your pants in line rather than using the toilet, you would still select peeing, for example.

If you selected other, what task did you attend to while occupying the toilet?

Which of the following problems did you encounter during your visit to the public restroom?

For the males, please indicate which type of clothing you were wearing during your most recent visit to the public restroom.

Again for the males, What type of underclothing were you wearing?

If you selected other, what type of underclothing were you wearing?

If you selected an article of female underclothing, whose underwear was it, and how did you wind up wearing it?

For the ladies! Which type of clothing were you wearing on your lower half?

Ladies, which type of underclothing were you wearing during your visit to the public restroom?

If you selected other, what type of underclothing were you wearing?

If you selected a male article of underclothing, whose underwear was it, and how did you wind up wearing it?

Now for a question about your normal, at home, toileting habits. First, use the restroom, then time how long it takes for you to feel like you need to use it again. How long did it take before you needed to use the restroom again? Answers are in hours.

If you answered that you didn't feel the need to use the restroom again for more than sixteen hours, how long was it before you needed to use the restroom again?

Ladies, if urinals were installed in your restrooms, would you be willing and or able to make use of them?

Do you think that the addition of urinals to ladies rooms would reduce the lines for them?