A survey conducted in June 2020 showed that black, non-Hispanic U.S. adults were the most likely to wash their hands after coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose, whereas multiracial, non-Hispanic adults were the most likely to wash their hands after using a public bathroom. 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 ethnicity/race.
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by ethnicity
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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 ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185836/covid-handwashing-us-adults-ethnicity/
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 ethnicity." Chart. October 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185836/covid-handwashing-us-adults-ethnicity/
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 ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185836/covid-handwashing-us-adults-ethnicity/
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 Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185836/covid-handwashing-us-adults-ethnicity/
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 ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185836/covid-handwashing-us-adults-ethnicity/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported remembering to wash their hands in select situations after the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, & US Department of Health and Human Services, October 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185836/covid-handwashing-us-adults-ethnicity/
