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Poll: Swimwear 2012

Swimsuit and Surfershorts instead of naturism: A recent survey reveals how the Germans like to go swimming and why less substance on the body does not necessarily have to do with less knowledge in the head.

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Poll 2012: Swimwear
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Totally out! Instead, bathing suits and surf shorts are in demand - especially among the younger ones. This is at least the result of a recent survey by the online travel agency Ab-in-den-Urlaub.de in cooperation with the Institute TNS Emnid. For this purpose, more than 1, 000 Germans were interviewed.

As swimwear and educational level related, the gallery reveals (5 pictures):

Result: The swimsuit is on the rise again! Younger women between the ages of 14 and 39, in particular, would rather like to be on the lookout with more textiles this year: 26 percent prefer bathing suits instead of bikinis. The choose "only" 25 percent. In the previous year, the bikini came to 28 percent. Only 3 percent of all ladies like to go naked. Tankinis are particularly popular with women between 40 and 49 years: 18 percent go to the beach.

German love swimsuit and surfershorts

For men, the trend towards more fabric is even clearer: Almost 60 percent of under-40s prefer knee-length bathing and surfing shorts. After all, still 22 percent prefer swimming shorts that reach to the middle of the thigh. So together makes over 80 percent, the tight bathing slips reject a. They now only carry 8 percent of the men. After all, 6 percent like to jump naked in the cool water.

The reverse is true, however, if the study is sorted according to the level of education of the respondents. Here's the result: the higher the education, the less material. If you like swimming, you will find out in the gallery.

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