the study does confirm the great air conditioning debate isn't just in your head finding that in general females prefer a higher room temperatures than males in home and office situations. that's a balmy 77 degrees for a woman, compared to a cool 71.6 for men. >> women tend to have lower basil metabolic rates so they burn off energy slower. they give off less heat than men so tend to be colder. women tend to wear skirts, so maybe they have their legs bare and cold, their arms may be out. men tend to wear jackets or suits. if you add all these things together, it's mo more likely the difference between men and women will be more pronounced. >> a battle of the sections that isn't likely to end any time soon. >> that was jenna wolfe reporting. we'll talk about why setting temperatures at warmer levels is better for all of us coming up next.