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Question #23ยท3 September 2026ยทrevealed

Honestly, do you wash your hands every time after using the toilet?

86 people in 5 countries answered on 3 September 2026. 59% said Every time.

Every time59.3%
Not every time40.7%
86
votes on this question
10,016
votes since launch
5
countries
3.9s
median gut time
62%
predicted the majority
18.8
avg split-guess miss, points

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By country

Every timeNot every time
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA 28
6436
Everywhere else 30
5347

By age

Every timeNot every time
25 to 34 37
6238
Everywhere else 31
5248

By profession

Every timeNot every time
Everywhere else 38
6337
Most contrarian country: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA. Only 64.3% sided with the global majority.

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In a wisehumans poll of 86 voters across 5 countries (3 September 2026), 59% chose "Every time". Source: wisehumans.org/q/honestly-do-you-wash-your-hands-every-time-after-using

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Method

Self-selected online poll, no accounts: one vote per browser per day, capped per network address to limit repeat voting. Country derived at the network edge; age and profession self-reported from fixed lists. Buckets under 25 votes fold into "Everywhere else"; buckets under 5 are never published. Not weighted, not representative of any population.