Poll: Do you take your shoes off in the house?

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A NEW STUDY from the University of Houston has found that 38% of shoes carry the bacteria Clostridiun difficile. Another study by the University of Arizona found nine different types of bacteria on the bottoms of shoes.

Which begs the question – Do you take your outdoor shoes off in your home?

Poll Results:

Yes (11458)

No (7897)

No, but I will now (1190)

I go barefoot at all times (358)

Yes
No, but I will now
No
I go barefoot at all times

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