This survey shows the percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age. Around 55 percent of all respondents stated that they always or most of the time went to work when they had a cold or the flu.
Percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
18-29 years
60%
30-49 years
55%
50-64 years
51%
65 years or older
50%
Total
55%
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Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR. (July 11, 2016). Percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642862/workers-working-with-cold-or-flu-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, und RWJF, und NPR. "Percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age." Chart. July 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642862/workers-working-with-cold-or-flu-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, RWJF, NPR. (2016). Percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642862/workers-working-with-cold-or-flu-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, and RWJF, and NPR. "Percentage of Workers Who Always or Most of The Time Went to Work Even with a Cold or Flu in The United States, as of February 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642862/workers-working-with-cold-or-flu-in-us/
Harvard School of Public Health & RWJF & NPR, Percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642862/workers-working-with-cold-or-flu-in-us/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Percentage of workers who always or most of the time went to work even with a cold or flu in the United States, as of February 2016, by age [Graph], Harvard School of Public Health, & RWJF, & NPR, July 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642862/workers-working-with-cold-or-flu-in-us/
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