Men are dirtier than women
THE gender gap has widened when it comes to hygiene, according to the latest stakeout by the "hand washing police."
One-third of men did not bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 per cent of women, said researchers who spy on people in US public restrooms.
The study is based on observations last month of more than 6,000 people in four big American cities.
"Guys need to step up to the sink," said Brian Sansoni, spokesman for the Soap and Detergent Association, which co-sponsors the survey and related education campaigns.
Frequent hand washing is the single best thing people can do to avoid getting sick, from colds and the flu to germs lurking in food, doctors say.
Researchers for the American Society for Microbiology found that only 77pc people washed their hands, when it came to public restrooms.
Atlanta's Turner Field baseball stadium again was the worst. Only 57pc of guys there washed up, compared to 95pc of women.
In restrooms at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium and Museum of Science and Industry, 81pc of men and women combined washed their hands, compared to 79pc at New York's Penn and Grand Central train stations.
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