Survey Shows Americans’ Connection Between Cleaning and Stress

In a recent survey by residential cleaning company Homeaglow, more than half (51.60%) of the 1,000 U.S. adults who participated said they feel “much less stressed” after cleaning their home, while over three quarters (76.20%) said cleaning their home makes them feel less stressed.

However, one in nine (11.50%) said cleaning their home makes them feel more stressed, with almost one in 20 (4.60%) saying they feel “much more stressed” after cleaning their home.

Women were somewhat most likely to feel less stress as a result of cleaning their home (78.50%) than men (72.75%). Nearly one in six (14.75%) men said they feel more stressed after cleaning their home, compared to less than one in ten women (9.33%).

The kitchen was reported to be the most therapeutic room to clean, with over three quarters (77.70%) saying they feel less stressed once they’ve cleaned their kitchen. Bathrooms were the second most therapeutic rooms to clean (73.40%), followed by the living room (73.00%).

Cleaning the garage, however, was named as the most stressful space for Americans to clean. Over one in six (16.20%) surveyed said they actually feel more stressed after cleaning their garage.‍

A huge majority of the participants (82.50%) also said they feel some form of guilt or shame when their home isn’t clean. Results showed more than half (50.1%) have avoided inviting people to their home when it wasn’t clean, suggesting they were worried about what their friends and family might think of them and their household.

To learn all the results of the survey, visit the Homeaglow website.