six seconds scrubbing, nowhere near the 20 seconds the centers for disease center recommends and not using soap, 20% not using soap and 10% left without washing their hands at all. gender played a part, 15% of men didn t wash their hands compared to 7% of the ladies. might not entirely be our fault, though. the researchers found the appearance of a bathroom, the appearance of the bathroom played a big part. the nicer, the cleaner the restroom the more likely people would hang around and wash their hands. i would like a little champagne for the bathroom and the signs we make fun of, employees wash hands sign. they work apparently. when that was present employees and people were more likely to scrub down, and now you know. you wish there was more transparency in the world, wait until you can see through