A survey conducted in June 2020 showed that U.S. adults between the age of 55 and 74 were more likely to remember to wash their hands than other age groups. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands before eating or preparing food, after using the bathroom, and after coughing, sneezing or blowing their nose, as of June 2020, by age.
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by age group
Characteristic
18-24 years
25-34 years
35-44 years
45-54 years
55-64 years
65-74 years
75 years and over
Before eating at home
70.8%
66.7%
72%
75.6%
81.1%
78.8%
78.8%
Before eating at a restaurant
65.2%
65.6%
69.3%
75%
75.1%
74%
67.2%
Before preparing food at home
77%
81.8%
85.2%
88.4%
90.9%
87.8%
87.8%
After using the bathroom at home
88%
88%
86.7%
91.1%
91.5%
91.9%
91.1%
After using the bathroom in public
90.7%
94.7%
94.1%
95.3%
96.5%
96.7%
93.5%
After coughing, sneezing, or blowing nose
70.5%
64%
70.9%
73.8%
74.6%
75.3%
69.2%
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CDC, & US Department of Health and Human Services. (October 9, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185834/covid-handwashing-us-adults-age/
CDC, und US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by age group." Chart. October 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185834/covid-handwashing-us-adults-age/
CDC, US Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185834/covid-handwashing-us-adults-age/
CDC, and US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Reported Remembering to Wash Their Hands in Select Situations after The Covid-19 Pandemic, June 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185834/covid-handwashing-us-adults-age/
CDC & US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185834/covid-handwashing-us-adults-age/ (last visited February 17, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by age group [Graph], CDC, & US Department of Health and Human Services, October 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185834/covid-handwashing-us-adults-age/
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