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Live totals for every hoarding scene cleanup poll on this site. A poll with only a few votes tells you very little, so treat these numbers as conversation starters and compare them with the sourced figures further down.
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A poll on this site records the opinions of visitors who chose to answer. It can show, for example, that many people would involve family before an agency. It might show that most people think consent should never be skipped. It cannot tell you whether an approach is safe in a certain home. It cannot tell you whether a person is legally able to decide, or how a landlord's duties work in your state. When you read a poll, look at how the question was worded and think about who likely answered. Remember that the group does not stand for all families, occupants, or providers. The result is a mood. It is useful for perspective and nothing more.
A sourced statistic is a measurement made by a known group using a stated method. One example is a research team estimating how often hoarding occurs. Another is a fire agency reporting on fires in cluttered homes. It has a citation and a date. You can read the original to judge its limits. Statistics still have blind spots. Definitions differ, and older data may not reflect today. But they describe reality, not feelings. When a statistic and a poll seem to disagree, trust the statistic more. At the same time, ask what the poll shows about why people act as they do. Both are useful. Neither replaces a plan built with the person who lives there.
Visitors to this page are not a random sample of everyone who deals with hoarding scene cleanup. People arrive here because they are planning, worried or curious, so the mix of answers can lean toward whoever was searching that week. Watch the vote count under each poll before you draw a conclusion, and compare what people think with the sourced figures below.
18.7% with clinical hoarding symptoms reported moderate-to-extreme work/school difficulty versus 11.8% with reported depression history.
Read with care: Volunteer registry; symptom screens rather than universal clinical diagnoses; no causality.
Source: Nutley et al. (2022)16,312 adults in the internet-based Brain Health Registry.
A meta-analysis of 85,681 English households over 13 years estimated the point prevalence of domestic squalor at 0.85%, with rentals and lower-income homes at higher risk.
Read with care: Squalor overlaps with but is not identical to hoarding disorder; UK data.
Source: BMC Public Health (2024)English Housing Survey data
Between 0.1% and 3.0% of surveyed hoarders reported having a child or elder removed from the home because of hoarding.
Read with care: Range reflects hoarder versus family-informant reports.
Source: Psychiatry Research (Tolin et al.) (2008)864 self-identified hoarders and 655 family informants
These figures are public research and agency data, not this network's own job records. Keep each number with its population, year and limits; none of them predicts cost, timing or outcome at a specific property.
Yes. Each vote is stored on this site's server and counted equally, whether it comes from a family member, a property owner, or someone living in the home. Each device can vote once per poll, and the percentages show each option's share of all votes recorded so far. No personal details are collected, so results are not broken down or weighted by who answered.
Totals update as new visitors vote, so a poll about sorting belongings or family involvement can look different a week later. Polls with only a few responses move the most, while busier polls settle down. Earlier votes are not removed; more people have simply added their experience.
The results page shows overall totals rather than breakdowns by role, because we do not ask visitors to identify themselves. Some polls are worded for a particular audience, such as landlords or occupants, which gives a sense of that group's views. Keep in mind that anyone can answer any poll, so results reflect a mix of perspectives.
Votes are recorded without your name or contact details, and results are shown only as totals. We do not publish individual responses or connect them to you. Your browser may remember that you voted so the page can show results instead of the question again. If you have concerns about privacy on shared devices, you can clear your browser data after voting.
Treat them as a snapshot of how other people think about similar situations, not as advice. They can help you see that your concerns are shared or that others weighed a choice differently. Use them to prompt conversations with the occupant, family, or providers, and base your actual decisions on your home, the person involved, and professional guidance.
No. Results only show how the visitors who chose to vote answered. They do not show what is safe, legal, or respectful for a certain person living with hoarding. They do not show why people chose an option or how their cleanup turned out. For questions about consent, the ability to decide, housing rules, or whether the house is sound, talk with qualified experts. These include a provider, a social worker, or a lawyer.
Many questions about hoarding cleanup involve real trade-offs between safety, dignity, cost, and relationships. Fair-minded people weigh them differently. A split result often means the question has no single right answer. That can be useful to see. It suggests the choice depends on the situation. It also suggests that talking through the options with those involved is worth doing.
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