Table 4.
Prevalence of frequent hand sanitizer use among a household probability sample of 4090 US adults (August-December 2020).
| Characteristics | Unweighted | Weighted | |||||
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Prevalence, n/N (%) | Prevalence, n/N (%); 95% CI | PRa (95% CI) | |||
| Overall | 846/4090 (20.7) | 41,964,720/195,041,917 (21.5); 19.4-23.8 | N/Ab | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
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Male | 293/1682 (17.4) | 17,369,555/92,525,526 (18.8); 15.7-22.3 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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Female | 553/2408 (23.0) | 24,595,165/102,516,391 (24.0); 21.1-27.1 | 1.26 (1.02-1.56) | |||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
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Hispanic | 176/584 (30.1) | 11,525,753/36,294,202 (31.8); 25.8-38.4 | 1.92 (1.51-2.44) | |||
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Non-Hispanic Black | 197/661 (29.8) | 7,287,691/23,137,584 (31.5); 23.8-40.3 | 1.84 (1.37-2.48) | |||
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Non-Hispanic White | 422/2578 (16.4) | 20,054,567/119,543,448 (16.8); 14.6-19.2 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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Other | 51/267 (19.1) | 3,096,709/16,066,683 (19.3); 13.5-26.8 | 1.16 (0.80-1.68) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||||
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18-34 | 233/900 (25.9) | 14,220,072/54,991,956 (25.9); 21.2-31.1 | 2.14 (1.48-3.11) | |||
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35-44 | 177/685 (25.8) | 9,327,426/32,573,737 (28.6); 23.4-34.5 | 2.48 (1.71-3.60) | |||
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45-54 | 150/656 (22.9) | 6,848,252/30,308,444 (22.6); 17.5-28.6 | 1.92 (1.28-2.88) | |||
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55-64 | 163/825 (19.8) | 6,460,726/34,713,815 (18.6); 14.6-23.4 | 1.62 (1.09-2.41) | |||
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≥65 | 123/1024 (12.0) | 5,108,245/42,453,965 (12.0); 8.7-16.4 | Reference (N/A) | |||
| US Census region | |||||||
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Northeast | 59/301 (19.6) | 5,660,463/26,689,317 (21.2); 15.8-27.9 | 1.12 (0.80-1.57) | |||
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Midwest | 73/462 (15.8) | 6,519,188/40,022,544 (16.3); 12.5-20.9 | 0.83 (0.60-1.13) | |||
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South | 478/2018 (23.7) | 18,042,211/69,829,637 (25.8); 21.9-30.2 | 1.31 (1.03-1.68) | |||
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West | 236/1309 (18.0) | 11,742,858/58,500,420 (20.1); 16.6-24.0 | Reference (N/A) | |||
| Urbanicity | |||||||
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Micropolitan/small town/rural | 81/403 (20.1) | 4,709,547/26,235,378 (18.0); 13.0-24.3 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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Metropolitan | 765/3687 (20.7) | 37,255,173/168,806,540 (22.1); 19.7-24.6 | 1.21 (0.87-1.69) | |||
| Education | |||||||
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High school/General Educational Development (GED) or less | 141/609 (23.2) | 16,518,098/69,755,426 (23.7); 19.2-28.9 | 1.69 (1.27-2.25) | |||
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Some college/associate’s degree | 309/1268 (24.4) | 13,288,148/56,483,039 (23.5); 20.1-27.4 | 1.60 (1.24-2.06) | |||
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Bachelor’s degree | 210/1256 (16.7) | 6,499,265/43,783,023 (14.8); 12.1-18.0 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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Graduate degree | 186/957 (19.4) | 5,659,209/25,020,429 (22.6); 18.4-27.5 | 1.50 (1.13-1.99) | |||
| Annual income (US $) | |||||||
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0-24,999 | 156/640 (24.4) | 6,956,140/22,961,654 (30.3); 23.8-37.6 | 1.36 (1.01-1.81) | |||
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25,000-49,999 | 188/811 (23.2) | 7,970,726/33,333,054 (23.9); 18.8-29.9 | 1.07 (0.79-1.43) | |||
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50,000-99,999 | 267/1286 (20.8) | 13,913,036/61,651,585 (22.6); 18.6-27.1 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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100,000-199,999 | 179/966 (18.5) | 8,941,815/52,932,785 (16.9); 13.6-20.8 | 0.73 (0.55-0.96) | |||
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≥200,000 | 56/387 (14.5) | 4,183,004/24,162,839 (17.3); 12.3-23.8 | 0.75 (0.51-1.09) | |||
| Health insurance | |||||||
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No health insurance | 69/246 (28.0) | 3,625,449/11,801,478 (30.7); 20.6-43.1 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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Medicare/Medicaid/other | 196/1191 (16.5) | 9,517,303/52,283,277 (18.2); 14.4-22.8 | 0.62 (0.40-0.97) | |||
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Private insurance/parent’s plan | 510/2393 (21.3) | 25,573,342/118,431,180 (21.6); 18.9-24.5 | 0.71 (0.48-1.05) | |||
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Do not know | 71/260 (27.3) | 3,248,626/12,525,982 (25.9); 18.2-35.5 | 0.88 (0.53-1.46) | |||
| Month of sample collection | |||||||
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August | 101/655 (15.4) | 9,075,148/52,551,995 (17.3); 13.6-21.7 | Reference (N/A) | |||
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September | 106/392 (27.0) | 8,760,306/32,683,426 (26.8); 21.0-33.5 | 1.51 (1.09-2.10) | |||
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October | 144/806 (17.9) | 11,226,992/54,773,380 (20.5); 16.6-25.0 | 1.12 (0.82-1.53) | |||
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November | 479/2161 (22.2) | 12,787,219/53,491,933 (23.9); 20.1-28.2 | 1.34 (1.01-1.79) | |||
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December | 16/76 (21.1) | 115,054/1,541,184 (7.5); 2.6-19.6 | 0.46 (0.15-1.42) | |||
| Job typec | |||||||
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Accommodation and food services | 26/79 (32.9) | 2,105,92/5,866,155 (35.9); 21.9-52.8 | 1.86 (1.14-3.06) | |||
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Educational services | 72/291 (24.7) | 1,926,548/7,963,246 (24.2); 17.5-32.4 | 1.24 (0.86-1.78) | |||
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Health care and social assistance | 164/384 (42.7) | 7,894,448/17,500,465 (45.1); 37.9-52.6 | 2.35 (1.84-3.00) | |||
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Retail trade | 37/106 (34.9) | 3,108,150/8,228,603 (37.8); 24.4-53.4 | 2.15 (1.40-3.29) | |||
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Transportation and warehousing | 32/100 (32.0) | 2,187,560/5,854,707 (37.4); 22.7-54.8 | 1.94 (1.18-3.18) | |||
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Other | 262/1412 (18.6) | 13,321,475/70,086,074 (19.0); 15.7-22.8 | Reference (N/A) | |||
| Work locationd | |||||||
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Completely indoors | 297/907 (32.7) | 16,448,119/47,435,209 (34.7); 29.8-39.9 | 1.14 (0.87-1.49) | |||
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Completely outdoor/mixture/other | 143/507 (28.2) | 8,086,420/26,354,333 (30.7); 24.2-38.1 | Reference (N/A) | |||
aPR: prevalence ratio.
bN/A: not applicable.
cAmong those who were employed.
dAmong those who were employed and left home for work.