How many disposable diapers do you usually keep on hand?

Number of responses received: 64

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Fewer than six	8	12.5%
6 to 12	7	10.9%
12 to 18	4	6.3%
18 to 24	14	21.9%
2 to 3 dozen	5	7.8%
3 to 4 dozen	5	7.8%
4 to 5 dozen	3	4.7%
5 to 6 dozen	3	4.7%
6 to 8 dozen	3	4.7%
8 to 10 dozen	0	0.0%
More than 10 dozen	7	10.9%
I don't know	5	7.8%
Total:	64

How frequently do you (or your parents) buy your disposable diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
More than twice per week	3	4.7%
Twice a week	1	1.6%
Once a week	8	12.5%
Once every two weeks	12	18.8%
Once a month	20	31.3%
Once every two months	6	9.4%
Once every three months	1	1.6%
Less than once every three months	5	7.8%
I don't know	1	1.6%
Just whenever I can get them	7	10.9%
Total:	64

How many disposable diapers do you (or your parents) usually get for you at a time?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Fewer than six	3	4.7%
6 to 12	5	7.8%
12 to 18	5	7.8%
18 to 24	17	26.6%
2 to 3 dozen	8	12.5%
3 to 4 dozen	8	12.5%
4 to 5 dozen	2	3.1%
5 to 6 dozen	1	1.6%
6 to 8 dozen	4	6.3%
8 to 10 dozen	3	4.7%
More than 10 dozen	4	6.3%
I don't know	4	6.3%
Total:	64

Is your diaper supply for you only or is it shared with others?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
For me only	54	85.7%
Shared with one other person	8	12.7%
Shared with two others	1	1.6%
Shared with three others	0	0.0%
Shared with four others	0	0.0%
Shared with five others	0	0.0%
Shared with more than five others	0	0.0%
Total:	63

Where are your disposable diapers kept?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Drawers	19	29.7%
Closet (including drawers in closet)	24	37.5%
Cabinet (with doors)	8	12.5%
Cabinet (no doors)	2	3.1%
Open shelf	10	15.6%
Under bed	11	17.2%
In a box, trunk, etc.	11	17.2%
On the floor	9	14.1%
Bathroom (in view of others)	8	12.5%
Bathroom (out of view of others)	4	6.3%
Somewhere outside of my bedroom (in view of others)	6	9.4%
Somewhere outside of my bedroom (out of view of others)	7	10.9%
Other place (hidden)	15	23.4%
Other place (in view)	3	4.7%

How visible is your supply of diapers to others?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Very conspicious (right out in the open)	13	20.6%
Conspicious (in view but not the first thing you're likely to see)	8	12.7%
Somewhat conspicious (you have to know where to look)	8	12.7%
Moderately hidden (not hard to find but not where they can be seen)	19	30.2%
Strongly hidden (would be difficult to find)	15	23.8%
Total:	63

Do you take your diapers out of the package before storing them?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Always	14	22.2%
Usually	10	15.9%
Sometimes	28	44.4%
Never	11	17.5%
Total:	63

Is your storage place for diapers specifically designated for storing diapers only?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, it's for diapers and diapers only	32	50.0%
I also keep my underwear with my diapers	8	12.5%
I keep other clothes (socks, shirts, etc.) with my diapers	12	18.8%
I keep non-clothing items with my diapers	19	29.7%

For what reasons (if applicable) do you keep a large supply of diapers on hand?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
So I will never run out	26	40.6%
I/we live too far away from anyplace to get diapers easily	4	6.3%
So I will always have lots of diapers on display for others to see	4	6.3%
I go through a lot of diapers	19	29.7%
So I (or parents) don't have to buy them so frequently	29	45.3%
I/my parents can get them in bulk for a discount	11	17.2%

If your parents buy your diapers for you (or did so when you were a boy), when you are/were running low on diapers, how is/was this matter usually handled?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I have to tell my parents I am low on diapers	10	15.6%
My parents ask me about my diaper supply	4	6.3%
My parents check my diaper supply	11	17.2%
My parents know when I need more diapers	14	21.9%
My parents buy more diapers regularly, whether or not I needed them	12	18.8%
I buy my own diapers	32	50.0%

Who else checks your diaper supply or inquires about your diaper supply?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Brothers	4	6.3%
Sisters	7	10.9%
Other adult male guardian	6	9.4%

Describe the storage place(s) you have for your diapers and how visible/hidden they are to other people:

Name	Age	Answer
		I keep then in the front corner of my closet, so if I left the door open anyone looking in can't see them. You'd have to go inside the closet.
	53	I wear/use mostly cloth diapers, but I keep a dozen or so disposables on hand for the times I cannot conveniently use cloth ones. My cloth diapers are stacked in a "sideways" bookcase type of contraption, with the disposables on the floor in thier packaging beneath it
		Some place on a industrial-parck. If you do'nt no you can find Diapers, you not look.
		My diaper storage is highly visible to others.
DiaperDon	36	I leave most of the diapers in the original box on a shelf in the garage. The box is turned upside down, so the pictures and labels are not visible. It would be easy to find if someone were looking at the boxes. I keep a small supply in a bag in the trunk of my car (under the carpet by the spare tire). Again, it would be easy for someone to find, but not likely they would be looking there.
		I keep some under my bed, then the rest either in my cloths drawings but usally in my closet
Ed	18	Under bed, hidden well.
		I keep some of my diapers on my dresser or in my closet. I usually unpack them and put them in stacks
Diapernator	14	clost, under my bed. You would have to be looking for diapers, to find them
Jeff	12	My mom keeps about 12 diapers or so in my top drawer where most of the rest of my clothes are kept. The rest of the diapers are usually in my bedroom closet although mom keeps about 4 or 5 in the minivan for when we go on long trips (over 1 hour long) or for when I have an accident in public. She also keeps 1 in her purse for emergency situations.
Oldwetter		In a box at work and in the garage
Joe	24	I keep my nappies in a travel suit case in my wardrobe with a lock on it.
barkid74	32	I have them in boxes, totes, or bags. Some are in my closet, in boxes in my office, and under my bed etc. I work at a drug store so I bring boes home often to store stuff in. The strongest and best boxes are adult diaper boxes. I have also had stuff shipped in diaper boxes so it isn't uncomon for diaper boxes to be around the house. Also when people ask for boxes, (moving, storage, etc.) they usually get diaper boxes.
		a cabinet in my bathroom...ppl could just open the drawers and find my diapers...
Allen	51	I have abig area in the closet to store them and a set of drawers for wipes,plastic pants and desitin
Craig	11	There is a cuboard in my room that I share with my younger brother. we both have to wear diapers. you can't see them unless you open the cuboard doors. if you open the doors you can see all the diapers, power and supplies my mom keeps.
	15	I keep them in full view
gbaby	23	i keep them in the night stand cabinet if you open it you would see them
		in a storage container like a big bucket with a lid only rectangular and more like a chest than a buvcket
InkyWonky	52	It's a closet where I keep all my AB clothing
	19	My place is a very hidden one. The base of my bed is a full one with 3 drawers. If i remove one of them completely, there are some space between the bed and the drawers, it's where i keep my lovely diapers.
Matt	15	Stored in a backpack in my closet.
Sassja	15	My Disposable Diapers when I lived at home were kept both in the closet as marked above, as well as near a diaper changing table, so they were convenient & at hand. Not at school my roommate & I share in the Disposable Diapers & they are kept in a supply drawer & cabinet, along with our other diaper supplies. It is a clothing drawers in our closet, & I, we designate 2 drawers, one for each of us just for diapers, then one drawer for our Plastic Baby Pants, & one more for other baby supplies needed. Then we also have a storage area of powder & wipes etc. in the Bathroom in a drawer. Since most of our diaper changes are in the bedroom area, we have & just transfer supplies to a large plastic container which we keep under the bed.
baby johnny	44	i have a diaper changing table where my diapers are changed and have all my diaper supplies for others to see
Steve	13	in the garage, in what looks like a paint tin
Dustin	14	In a lockde cabnit
katlen	8	hiden onder pillowr and close
ultrapampersplus	8	My diapers are in there on clost outside my room in the hallway. This closet has built-in cabinets and drawers. My mom and dad had this closet put in just for that reason. The closet will hold over 1000 to 2000 diapers at one time.
Toadboy	7	I keep the main supply in the closet on the top shelf. I keep the open package on top of my swamp cooler.
Colby	13	They are kept in my drawer where I have my briefs. My best friends know where they are but you can't see them unless you in my room with me when I am getting changed cause then my diaper drawer is open.

How much space does your storage place for diapers take up?

Name	Age	Answer
		pprox. 1-1� ft� of the corner.
	53	In total between cloth and disposable: an entire 4 drawer dresser with the cloth diapers stacked on top of it. The drawers hold my boosters and plastic pants
		it takes up quite a few storage space
DiaperDon	36	The box in the garage doesn't take much space. About a 1 foot square, because the box is turned up on end on the edge of the shelf.
		not all that much,it depends on whether I keep them in the packaging or not
Ed	18	Not much. Diapers, wipes, lotion, nappy bags.
		Not much
Jeff	12	Not too much. My mom usually keeps about 3 or 4 dozen diapers around so it's not like there are disposable diapers lying around everywhere.
Oldwetter		about a 16"X16" box, I also store my plastic pants there, and my cloth diaper.
Joe	24	My nappies do not take up that much space as i only buy one packet at a time so they are not easily found.
barkid74	32	Too much... Even if I wore every day, and I don't, I probably have about a years supply. I poobably have 6 or 7 boxes and 3 large totes.
		small set oof drawers...
Allen	51	3 feet wide ,2 feet deep and 7 feet tall
	15	A whole drawer
gbaby	23	about half
		2' x 3'
InkyWonky	52	1/2 the space.
	19	Less than 1 cubic meter
Matt	15	as much as the backpack does.
Sassja	15	Sort of hard to answer, except that, that we've already said, the large plastic container under the bed & the drawers mentioned above in the closet.
baby johnny	44	my changing table shelves has 3 shelves, 1 for disposable diapers ,1 for cloth diapers AND PLastic panties and 1 for diaper supplies
Steve	13	not lots
Dustin	14	The whole cabnit
katlen	8	not much
ultrapampersplus	8	It's a wall-in closet that's about 8' X 10'. Cabinets all along the walls with an outside door to bring all of the diapers in from the out side.
Toadboy	7	About three and a half square feet.
Colby	13	Most of the top drawer with my briefs. Sometimes I have a new pack of diapers that my mom just brought in my closet cause I can't get all of them in my top drawer.

Explain why you take your diapers out of the package before storing them, or leave them in their package, whichever applies to you:

Name	Age	Answer
		I take them out so they can "fluff up" from the tight packaging. Plus they stack better.
	53	I take my disposables out of the package as I need them. I usually double my adult size disposable with a large baby diaper. Both bags are kept on the floor at the base of my diaper dresser.
		i take them out of the pacage before storing them is because my mom wants me to so it would take up less space.
DiaperDon	36	I leave most of them in the original packaging in the garage, because I have no good reason to take them out. I take the ones in the car out of the package, because the whole package won't fit in the small spaces.
		I there are only half of the diapers left I just dont feel that i need to keep the package
Ed	18	Depends really!
		It is better to see how much I have left
Diapernator	14	Easier to get.
Jeff	12	My mom always buys the package with 48 diapers. She'll take about 12 out and put them in my top dresser drawer. The rest of them usually stay in the package in my closet unless she needs to restock the minivan diaper supply.
Oldwetter		So if someone finds them it wouldn't be to obvious what they were at first glance.
Joe	24	I leave my nappies in there packet so they take up less room.
barkid74	32	Generally I only take them out of the package if there are only a few left and I want to use the bag to dispose of the diapers discreatly.
		dunno...just do...
Allen	51	They are stacked in the bags they came in. I have diapers stacked in dresser drawers for quick use
Craig	11	my mom usually busy 2 or three boxes of diapers and unpacks most of them in the cuboard and then leaves whatever is left in the closet
gbaby	23	it is easyer to grab for diaper changes
		i just rip it open and leave them there
InkyWonky	52	I don't usually.
	19	Because the package is too big to enter by the hole.
Matt	15	I put them in the backpack when I get them, just so they are hidden.
Sassja	15	We, find that if we store them out of the package it takes less space, & also is much more convenient & easier to get to.
Steve	13	I take them out of the packaging to hide them more effectively
ultrapampersplus	8	No noise when taking them out of the cabinets or drawers. Easy access to diapers.
Toadboy	7	I leave them in because I'm too lazy to take them out and stack them.
Colby	13	Mom takes them out if I got room in the drawer.

(For adults) How was your diaper supply was handled as a young boy? How many diapers did you usually have on hand, where were they stored, how conspicuous was your diaper supply, etc.

Name	Age	Answer
		My father would always take my diapers away if he found them (and he searched my room all the time). I usually bought a pack at a time and put them in my stereo speaker boxes (I had to unscrew the speakers to get to them). I only took two or three out at a time so if they were found, I still had more. It was worth the trouble.
	53	My diapers as a baby and toddler were all cloth ones. Disposables had not been invented yet!! Our diapers were kept in the bedroom along with our plastic pants.
DiaperDon	36	My mom bought 1 package at a time, and they lasted a long time, because I only used them when camping or traveling. At home I used cloth. I don't know where the package was stored.
Ed	18	Hidden
Oldwetter		Very few, my parents didn't know I used diapers. I stored them under my bed in a locked box.
Joe	24	Don't know
Allen	51	I wore cloth and plastic so my mom had 3 dozen youth size ones in my closet Only one friend saw them in my
gbaby	23	i always had a package of diapers, they were stored in the front room in open view
		24-36 on hand kept in my bottom drawer of dresser
InkyWonky	52	I didn't keep any visible, it was kept in hiding.
Sassja	15	My, Our, diaper supplies are delivered on a set schedule to my room mate & I, at school, so that we don't run out, & can know that our supply of diapers, Plastic baby pants, & other diapers needs will be at hand when needed.
Toadboy	7	My dad took care of my diaper supply. I always had a few diapers in my room and more in my car. The diapers were stored in the bathroom, in my dad's room and some in my room.

How low do you let your diaper supply get before getting more?

Name	Age	Answer
		I can go a few days without them, but I perfer not to.
	53	4 to 6 "complete" diapers; enough to double up that many.....
		5 to 6
		i always have diapers. My parents buy alot every week.
DiaperDon	36	Last time, I ran out completely before buying more. Then I bought a big bulk-size box at the warehouse store. They aren't the quality I had found in the other brands I had bought previously, so will probably go back to buying smaller packages more often again after these are gone.
		usually about a month or a little over
Ed	18	2-3
Jeff	12	My mom buys my diapers every three weeks since I go through about 2 per day.
Oldwetter		down to 2 or 3.
Joe	24	3 or 4 nappies left then i go and buy more.
barkid74	32	I usually buy diapers based on oppertunity. Ex
		i get them delivered by the case once every 2 months�: good deal on ebay or I want to try a new kind.
Allen	51	I always have 3 dozen on hand I also have 3 dozen gauze diapers for nite and emergencies
Craig	11	my mom knows how many diapers my brother and I always have. she keeps an extra bag around just in case
gbaby	23	one or two diapers left
		6 ish
InkyWonky	52	Low
	19	When i dont have any diapers at hand and i want to wear one.
Matt	15	When only 2 or 3 are left.
Sassja	15	Both our parents, & the big boy diaper company & supplier we work with know us both well, & work with us, we don't let things get very low.
Steve	13	I can only get more when I"m sure I'll be able to sneak them in the house without being noticed
Dustin	14	ALL the wake
katlen	8	none
ultrapampersplus	8	My mom and dad keep about 300 to 400 diapers on hand at all times.
Toadboy	7	Once my supply is about half-empty.
Colby	13	The lowest it ever been is maybe 3 diapers before I got a new pack of diapers.

If your brothers or sisters check your diaper supply or inquire about it, explain why:

Name	Age	Answer
		My sister cheaks it cause my mom makes her cause it is a part of my punishment.
		My brother also wears diapers.
Jeff	12	My sister loves to check to see how many diapers I have just so she can write on the "to get" list on the refrigerator door that I need more baby diapers. She always writes "Huggies for Jeffy" on the list.
		only child...
Craig	11	sometimes my younger brother will tell my mom that we are low on diapers
Matt	15	I have no brothers or sisters.
Sassja	15	It is my room mate that this question refurs to, as I am handy capped, & have difficulty changing my self, he sees to both of our supplies of diapers.
ultrapampersplus	8	My two brothers and one sisters also have need to wear diapers because of medical condtion. Every one in the family knows how the diaper supplys are doing.
Colby	13	My sister and older brother change me most of them time. My sister is 11 and my brother is 15.

Average Age of respondents to this question:	25.1
Range of ages of respondents:	7 -  61

Age Distribution
Under 10	4
10-14	10
15-19	10
20-24	3
25-29	3
30-34	2
35-39	3
40-44	2
45-49	1
50-54	5
55-59	0
60-64	1
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

Youth Age Distribution
6	0
7	1
8	3
9	0
10	0
11	1
12	2
13	4
14	3
15	4
16	1
17	2

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