In June 2020, U.S. females were more likely to frequently wash their hands or use hand sanitizer than their male counterparts. This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces, from June 24 to 30, 2020, by gender.
Percentage of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces in June 2020, by gender*
U.S. adults who had been in public during the previous week
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Frequency of hand hygiene was assessed on a 5-point Likert scale from “Never” to “Always” using the following questions: “In the last week, how frequently did you
use hand sanitizer after touching high-touch surfaces in public” and “In the last week, how frequently did you wash hands with soap and water after touching
high-touch surfaces in public.” Answers of “Often” or “Always” were considered frequent.
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CDC, & US Department of Health and Human Services. (October 16, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces in June 2020, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187104/covid-hand-hygiene-by-gender-us/
CDC, und US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces in June 2020, by gender*." Chart. October 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187104/covid-hand-hygiene-by-gender-us/
CDC, US Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces in June 2020, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187104/covid-hand-hygiene-by-gender-us/
CDC, and US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Practiced Frequent Hand Hygiene after Contact with High-touch Public Surfaces in June 2020, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187104/covid-hand-hygiene-by-gender-us/
CDC & US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces in June 2020, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187104/covid-hand-hygiene-by-gender-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who practiced frequent hand hygiene after contact with high-touch public surfaces in June 2020, by gender* [Graph], CDC, & US Department of Health and Human Services, October 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187104/covid-hand-hygiene-by-gender-us/
