This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who knew that the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone who has the virus as of 2016, by age. It was found that only around 39 percent of those aged 25 to 29 years knew the Zika virus can be sexually transmitted.
Percentage of U.S. adults who knew the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone with the virus as of 2016, by age
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Original question: "As far as you know, which of the following are ways people can contract, or catch, the Zika virus?" (Please select all that apply. - Having sex with someone with the virus.)
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Harris Poll. (May 31, 2016). Percentage of U.S. adults who knew the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone with the virus as of 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/479357/adults-who-know-the-zika-virus-can-be-sexually-contracted-by-age/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults who knew the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone with the virus as of 2016, by age." Chart. May 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479357/adults-who-know-the-zika-virus-can-be-sexually-contracted-by-age/
Harris Poll. (2016). Percentage of U.S. adults who knew the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone with the virus as of 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479357/adults-who-know-the-zika-virus-can-be-sexually-contracted-by-age/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Knew The Zika Virus Can Be Contracted through Sex with Someone with The Virus as of 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479357/adults-who-know-the-zika-virus-can-be-sexually-contracted-by-age/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults who knew the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone with the virus as of 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479357/adults-who-know-the-zika-virus-can-be-sexually-contracted-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who knew the Zika virus can be contracted through sex with someone with the virus as of 2016, by age [Graph], Harris Poll, May 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/479357/adults-who-know-the-zika-virus-can-be-sexually-contracted-by-age/