Shirt/blouse collars and ties
Are you a male or female?
| 61% (41) | Male | |
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| 38% (26) | Female |
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How old are you? _____ years old
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Do you always button the top button on your blouses/shirts?
| 31% (21) | yes, I choose to | |
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| 67% (45) | yes, I am forced to | |
| 1% (1) | no (please leave this poll) |
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Are your collars elastic?
| 2% (2) | Yes | |
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| 2% (2) | Slightly elastic | |
| 94% (63) | No |
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At what age did you start buttoning your top button?
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How do you buy and size your shirt collars?
| 80% (54) | I buy in person, and size based on how they fit my neck | |
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| 19% (13) | I buy online and size based on the listed neck size |
67 voters have answered this question.
If you buy your shirts in person, what neck size do you buy? If you have bought multiple neck sizes (for example, your parents made you wear your collars tighter as you got older), you should select multiple options.
| 13% (9) | Only 2 fingers can fit between collar and neck | |
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| 25% (17) | Only 1 finger can fit between collar and neck | |
| 17% (12) | No fingers can fit between collar and neck | |
| 8% (6) | No visible space between collar and neck | |
| 11% (8) | No fingers and no visible space between collar and neck | |
| 32% (22) | No fingers and no visible space between collar and neck, and collar must be tight around neck | |
| 7% (5) | I buy the smallest neck size I can button closed | |
| 5% (4) | I buy the smallest neck size my parents can button closed | |
| 4% (3) | Other (explain at the end) |
67 voters have answered this question.
If you buy your shirts online, what neck size do you buy? If you have bought multiple neck sizes (for example, you decided to start wearing your collars tighter as you got older), you should select multiple options.
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest inch) + 1 inch | |
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| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest inch) + 1/2 inch | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest inch) | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest inch) - 1/2 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest inch) - 1 inch | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest half-inch) + 1 inch | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest half-inch) + 1/2 inch | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest half-inch) | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest half-inch) - 1/2 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded to nearest half-inch) - 1 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest inch) + 1 inch | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest inch) + 1/2 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest inch) | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest inch) - 1/2 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest inch) - 1 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest inch) - 1 1/2 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest half-inch) + 1 inch | |
| 5% (4) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest half-inch) + 1/2 inch | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest half-inch) | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest half-inch) - 1/2 inch | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded up to nearest half-inch) - 1 inch | |
| 1% (1) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest inch) + 1 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest inch) + 1/2 inch | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest inch) | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest inch) - 1/2 inch | |
| 5% (4) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest inch) - 1 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest half-inch) + 1 inch | |
| 0% (0) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest half-inch) + 1/2 inch | |
| 2% (2) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest half-inch) | |
| 5% (4) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest half-inch) - 1/2 inch | |
| 10% (7) | My measured neck circumference (rounded down to nearest half-inch) - 1 inch | |
| 35% (24) | Other (explain at the end) |
67 voters have answered this question.
Do you choose to wear your collars this way, or are you forced to?
| 23% (15) | Choose to | |
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| 64% (41) | Forced to | |
| 12% (8) | Depends |
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At what age did you start wearing your collar this tight? If you wore your collar differently at different ages, please list them all here and explain.
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How tight do you tie your tie?
| 2% (2) | Very loosely / No rules on how I tie my tie | |
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| 7% (5) | Tie partly covers top button | |
| 20% (14) | Tie fully covers top button | |
| 17% (12) | Tie tightly covers top button | |
| 19% (13) | Tie tightly covers top button + a little bit tighter | |
| 50% (34) | Tie tightly covers top button + tighter | |
| 20% (14) | Tight enough that my collar gets wrinkled | |
| 17% (12) | As tight as I can possibly tie it | |
| 5% (4) | As tight as my parents can possibly tie it | |
| 7% (5) | No matter how tight my tie is, my parents will always tighten it more | |
| 2% (2) | Other (explain at the end) |
67 voters have answered this question.
At what age did you start wearing your tie like this? If you wore your tie differently at different ages, please list all here.
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Do you choose to wear your tie like this, or are you forced?
| 25% (17) | I choose | |
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| 61% (41) | I am forced | |
| 13% (9) | Depends |
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Is it comfortable wearing your collar and tie like this?
| 14% (10) | yes | |
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| 7% (5) | It's okay | |
| 34% (23) | It's uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it | |
| 11% (8) | It's okay at first, but then it gets uncomfortable | |
| 23% (16) | It hurts and I hate it | |
| 34% (23) | I can feel my neck throbbing :( | |
| 44% (30) | It's hard to eat or swallow while wearing them | |
| 31% (21) | It feels like I'm choking | |
| 19% (13) | It feels like I'm being kicked in the throat |
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How often and for how long do you wear a collar and tie like this? Explain
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Why do you wear your collar/tie like this?
| 52% (35) | My school's handbook says I have to | |
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| 44% (30) | My parents say I have to | |
| 53% (36) | To look respectable | |
| 52% (35) | To keep me in my place | |
| 34% (23) | As a punishment | |
| 8% (6) | To show my respect for God | |
| 25% (17) | To show respect for my school |
67 voters have answered this question.
Anything else you want to add?
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