Nearly half of Americans carry spare underwear for emergencies

Always carry a spare — that’s the sentiment shared by nearly half of Americans, who are carrying backup underwear with them just in case something unexpected happens. Commissioned by Hanes and conducted by Talker Research, the poll of 2,000 U.S. adults, equally split by gender, revealed 70% of those who carry spares have had their backup underwear come to their rescue. Scenarios respondents said they would have a need for backup underwear include if likely to have an accident (39%), know they’ll need to change their clothes at some point during the day (37%) or are accident-prone and likely to spill something on themselves (18%). Some respondents even shared in what situations they believe spare underwear would have come in handy for themselves: after a heavy workout, on a super hot day, during their period or when their lunch has turned sour in their stomach.