In 2020, approximately 77 percent of participants stated in a survey conducted in the United Kingdom that they always wash their hands before preparing food or cooking. Approximately 18 percent of participants stated that they wash their hands most of the time.
Frequency of handwashing before preparation of food or cooking in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020
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Food Standards Agency. (June 9, 2021). Frequency of handwashing before preparation of food or cooking in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257734/frequency-of-handwashing-before-cooking-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency. "Frequency of handwashing before preparation of food or cooking in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257734/frequency-of-handwashing-before-cooking-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency. (2021). Frequency of handwashing before preparation of food or cooking in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257734/frequency-of-handwashing-before-cooking-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency. "Frequency of Handwashing before Preparation of Food or Cooking in The United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257734/frequency-of-handwashing-before-cooking-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency, Frequency of handwashing before preparation of food or cooking in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257734/frequency-of-handwashing-before-cooking-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Frequency of handwashing before preparation of food or cooking in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 [Graph], Food Standards Agency, June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257734/frequency-of-handwashing-before-cooking-in-the-united-kingdom/
