On December 7, 2021, a survey revealed that, within the pandemic context, greeting habits remain present in France. According to this survey, only 60 percent of respondents declared to not greet another person without shaking hands, or kissing, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Even lower results were found amongst younger respondents. Among respondents aged 18 to 24 years, only 42 percent of them did not use physical contact when greeting someone
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Share of people who greet each other without shaking hands or kissing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in France, by age group, as of December 7, 2021
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Santé publique France. (December 16, 2021). Share of people who greet each other without shaking hands or kissing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in France, by age group, as of December 7, 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103793/covid19-france-physical-contact-greeting/
Santé publique France. "Share of people who greet each other without shaking hands or kissing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in France, by age group, as of December 7, 2021." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103793/covid19-france-physical-contact-greeting/
Santé publique France. (2021). Share of people who greet each other without shaking hands or kissing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in France, by age group, as of December 7, 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103793/covid19-france-physical-contact-greeting/
Santé publique France. "Share of People Who Greet Each Other without Shaking Hands or Kissing to Prevent The Spread of The Coronavirus, in France, by Age Group, as of December 7, 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103793/covid19-france-physical-contact-greeting/
Santé publique France, Share of people who greet each other without shaking hands or kissing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in France, by age group, as of December 7, 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103793/covid19-france-physical-contact-greeting/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people who greet each other without shaking hands or kissing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in France, by age group, as of December 7, 2021 [Graph], Santé publique France, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103793/covid19-france-physical-contact-greeting/
