ACI Survey: College Seniors Still Need to Learn a Lot About Cleaning
2024年7月16日 - 2:22AM
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- ACI introduces the Class of Clean: Senior Year with New
Resources and Tools to Prepare for Life After Graduation
- Review Survey Findings Here
- Download the toolkit:
www.cleaninginstitute.org/ClassOfClean
Nearly 7 out of 10 college seniors (68%) said they felt no more
prepared to clean as seniors as they did when they were freshmen,
according to a new survey from the American Cleaning Institute
(ACI). These findings show that seniors still have to pass cleaning
101 before transitioning to the next phase of life.
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Nearly 7 out of 10 college seniors (68%)
said they felt no more prepared to clean as seniors as they did
when they were freshmen, according to a new survey from the
American Cleaning Institute (ACI). These findings show that seniors
still have to pass cleaning 101 before transitioning to the next
phase of life. ACI is kicking off the Class of Clean: Senior Year
with new resources and information aimed at preparing college
seniors for life and living situations on and off campus as well as
life post-grad. (Graphic: Business Wire)
ACI is kicking off the Class of Clean: Senior Year with new
resources and information aimed at preparing college seniors for
life and living situations on and off campus as well as life
post-grad.
The ACI survey -- conducted by Wakefield Research -- looked at
college seniors cleaning habits and perceptions. Despite the lack
of cleaning comprehension, students’ motivation to clean includes
creating peaceful surroundings (49%) and focusing on their
schoolwork (45%). While nearly half of students are cleaning for
themselves, nearly 8 in 10 (77%) are motivated by peer pressure
including roommates, friends, and making a good first impression
for a date.
To help address these various motivators to clean, ACI’s Class
of Clean: A College Student’s Guide to Cleaning toolkit helps
educate college students on essential cleaning basics. To emphasize
the importance of cleaning, especially as students prepare to
graduate, ACI is expanding these resources during the Class of
Clean: Senior Year.
“Even for students entering their last year of college, many do
not feel adequately prepared when it comes to cleaning and laundry
basics,” said Brian Sansoni, ACI Senior Vice President,
Communications. “There’s still time to learn. ACI’s Class of Clean
provides easy-to-follow tips and tricks will set them up for
success and prepare them for any cleaning task.”
While there is pressure to keep their room tidy, students often
overlook how cleaning plays a critical role in creating a healthy
living space with only 38% citing avoiding illnesses as their
cleaning motivation. This is particularly concerning because
college campuses are hotspots for germs that can lead to illness.
In fact, more than 1 in 3 (34%) of students will have at least one
respiratory illness such as a cold or the flu each year. As a
result, the CDC also recommends regular cleaning as a crucial
measure for preventing the spread of these germs.
As a part of ACI’s larger Cleaning is Caring initiative, ACI is
committed to emphasizing the connection between cleaning and health
and safety by offering resources to not only impress your date but
also to stay healthy, including:
- Moving Checklist
- Foundations In Cleaning
- Cleaning With a Sick Roommate
- Laundry 101
- Stain Guide
No matter where you are in your college journey, cleaning plays
a critical role. For more cleaning advice and guidance visit
www.cleaninginstitute.org/classofclean or follow @CleaningInstitute
on TikTok.
Methodological Notes:
The ACI Class of Clean Survey was conducted by Wakefield
Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 500 US college seniors
or rising US college seniors, between May 13th and May 21st, 2024,
using an email invitation and an online survey. Results of any
sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the
variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews
and the level of the percentages expressing the results. For the
interviews conducted in this particular study, the chances are 95
in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more
than 4.4 percentage points from the result that would be obtained
if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe
represented by the sample.
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