One in four Gen Z Brummies ‘bog browse’ on every visit
Research from mobile network operator Talkmobile – who believe mobiles should help not hinder everyday life – has delved into how distracting the devices have become.
The finding suggests the unsanitary mix of wiping and swiping is now normal toilet practice for thousands in the midlands – a habit both health and hygiene experts strongly advise against.
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Hide AdA quarter of Birmingham’s Gen Z population (25%) – aged 18 to 27 – admit they check their phone ‘every’ time they use the loo, according to the survey of 2,000 UK adults.


A further 31% conceded that they ‘often’ bog browse, suggesting over half (56%) of millennials will think nothing of whipping their phone out on the loo.
In general, around a quarter of Brits routinely check their phone while using the loo – with one in 10 (14%) checking it ‘every time’ and a one in 10 (11%) ‘nearly always’ looking.
And, more men than women habitually have at least one hand on their phone while on the loo – with 15% of men checking ‘every time’ compared to 12% of women.
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Hide AdMillennial men are Britain’s second biggest bog-browsers, with more than a quarter (28%) of males aged 28 to 43 checking their phone during ‘every’ visit – compared to just one in 10 (16%) of women of the same generation.
Older men are far more engaged in the job at hand when visiting the loo. Just 14% of Gen X males and 5% of Boomer blokes check their phone on ‘every’ visit – compared to 8% and 3% of women respectively.
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A Talkmobile spokesman said: “We urge all our customers to be disengaged before they become engaged.”