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Destroying or tearing up paper documents. Tear up or shred?

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What kinds of things you do when you want to trash paper material
Are you male or female?
Male
Female
Where are you in life?
School
College/University
Working
Retired
If you want to bin a NON CONFIDENTIAL document or paper what do you usually do?
Drop it in the bin
Fold it and bin it
Screw it up and bin it
Tear it and bin it
Use a shredder
If you ever would tear up a NON CONIDENTIAL document, what do you do?
Fold it and tear it in half once
Fold it and tear it in half twice
Tear it in half once
Tear it in half twice
Tear it three times
Tear it four times
Keep on tearing it till the pieces are too thick to tear
If you want to bin a CONFIDENTIAL document, what do you do?
Drop it in the bin
Fold it and bin it
Screw it up and bin it
Tear it up and bin it
Use a shredder
If ever would tear up a CONFIDENTIAL document or paper, what do you do?
Fold it and tear it once
Fold it and tear it twice
Tear it once
Tear it twice
Tear it three times
Tear it four times
Keep on tearing it till the pieces are too thick to tear
What type of things do you usually tear up? Tick any that apply
Old school work
Letters
Photographs
Junk Mail
Accounts
Bank statements
Credit card bills
Magazines
Books
Comics
Calendars
Diaries
Receipts
Newspapers
Work related paper
Boxes
Packets
Envelopes
If you tear up stuff regularly, what is your main reason for doing so?
So it can't be read again
Can fit it better in the bin
Enjoy tearing things
Was told to do it at work/school
Like showing off to other people
To let off steam/frustration
If you tear things up, what are the other reasons for doing so. Tick any that have applied.
So it can't be read again
Can fit it better in the bin
Enjoy tearing things
Was told to do it at work/school
Like showing off to other people
To let off steam/frustration
Some people tear up paper at any opportunity. If you do, why? Tick any that apply.
When I do, it's only to make things unreadable
I enjoy tearing things
I like to show off
I like watching other people do it
It makes me feel dominant
I hardly ever tear paper up anyway
I've never really thought about it
Have you ever practised tearing paper so you could do it more quickly. Tick any that apply
Pre-school
At school
At College
At work
Whats the most unusual thing you have torn into small pieces just for the hell of it? Tick any that apply
Hardback book
Paperback book
Telephone directory
Magazine
Diary
Calendar
Large Cardboard box
Artwork/painting
Clothes
Recent surveys suggest that women tear up paper more often than men. What is your opinion? Tick any that apply.
I disagree
I agree
They are more careful/conscientious
They like to show off
More work in admin roles and likely have to deal with disposal of paperwork
It's one way for them to appear dominant
There's no clearcut reasons, just random
Fellow compulsive shredders. Please post in the message area. I'm interested to hear from both men and women what their habits are. Sarah
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This poll was created on 2005-07-10 15:42:59 by Sarah1975