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Table 1 Percentages of respondents who reported handwashing and disinfecting surfaces often to prevent coronavirus, by demographic characteristics – Spring ConsumerStyles 2020

From: Handwashing and disinfection precautions taken by U.S. adults to prevent coronavirus disease 2019, Spring 2020

Characteristic

Categories

Washing hands often

n (weighted %)

Disinfecting surfaces often n (weighted %)

All respondents

6013 (93.4%)

4768 (74.0%)

Gender

Female

3153 (94.5)

2624 (78.7)

Male

2860 (92.1)

2145 (69.1)

Age

18–29

1194 (91.4)

909 (69.6)

30–44

1546 (90.1)

1182 (73.4)

45–59

1546 (94.7)

1261 (77.2)

≥ 60

1822 (96.4)

1417 (74.9)

Income

< $25k

745 (86.4)

587 (68.1)

$25k–$49k

1050 (92.9)

850 (75.2)

$50k–$99k

1977 (93.6)

1560 (73.9)

≥ $100k

2242 (95.9)

1771 (75.8)

Education

< High school

550 (84.7)

463 (71.4)

High school

1662 (91.7)

1324 (73.1)

Some college

1713 (95.0)

1812 (76.6)

≥ Bachelor’s degree

2088 (96.0)

1599 (73.5)

Race/Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

3847 (94.0)

2982 (72.8)

Non-Hispanic Black

683 (91.2)

596 (79.6)

Hispanic

964 (92.0)

816 (77.9)

Multiracial/other

91 (96.4)

68 (72.7)

Self-rated healtha

Excellent

2333 (95.4)

1874 (76.6)

Very good

2237 (94.1)

1759 (74.0)

Good

749 (90.0)

566 (68.0)

Fair

577 (92.4)

470 (75.3)

Poor

113 (75.2)

96 (63.4)

Regionb

Northeast

1075 (95.4)

865 (76.8)

Midwest

1248 (93.8)

994 (74.7)

South

2264 (92.8)

1815 (74.4)

West

1427 (92.5)

1094 (70.9)

Metropolitan statusc

Metro

5233 (93.7)

4169 (74.6)

Non-metro

780 (91.3)

560 (70.2)

  1. aHealth status assessed by asking “In general, would you say your health is…”
  2. bRegion categories based on U.S. Census
  3. cMetropolitan status was defined as a core-based statistical area