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
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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 December 21, 2024, 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 December 21, 2024. 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: December 21, 2024. 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 December 21, 2024)
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/
