This is actually the least likely to wear a mask
A new CDC survey shows that people in this age group are the most resistant.
Since the end of March, health authorities have encouraged civilians to wear masks or face coatings when they are public. AsCovid-19 is a respiratory disease, limiting the propagation of potentially infected droplets that come from the nose and mouth are essential to beat the pandemic. However, the recommendation has not been universally accepted. There are those who should not wear masks and are exempted from the guidelines offered by disease control and prevention centers (CDC) -Children in two, people with serious respiratory problems, and anyone who can not be Out of his mask ... But there are also those who refuse other reasons. An updateCDC poll reveals that there is a bargain group less likely to wear a mask in public, and it may not be the one you expect.
The CDC asked adults if they had worn a mask when you leave their home in the last seven days. Respondents in their thirties, 84.4% reported having; 74.9% of young adults aged 18 to 25 also stated that they covered their faces. Between 50 and 64, 75.3% reported yes, and 79.2% of people aged 65 or more, wear masks outside their home.
The lowest percentage of masks holders are between 40 and 49 years.. Only 68% of respondents in the quarantine stated that they announced masks or face coatings in the previous week.
The survey also broke up answers in other categories. Percentages are similar in gender lines, 77.6% of men and 75.3% of women using masks. Regional, more people in the northeast (87%) than people in the South (71%) answered in the affirmative.
But it is important to note that the most recent results published yesterday were collected between May 11th and 13th, before the coronavirus spike that most countries in the country are currently experiencing. The same investigation gave another set of data collected between April 7 and 9, which shows that more people through the Council adopted the mask bearing the month of duration.
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People aged 40 were not least likely to get out of the masks when they are requested in April. At that time, only 36.6% of people over the age of 65 said they did, compared to 61.4% of respondents from 40 to 49 years. There was an important jump for the elderly, but a little smaller for the elderly of an average age.
Overall, 87.8% of people of all ages agreed, when they were requested in May, with the declaration ", it is important that I wear a face in fabric covering when I am in public." So, while it may seem that Americans are completely divided on this issue, the data suggests that many more people support masks than to oppose it. And for more information on the confusion of COVID, here isThe new myth face mask you have to stop believing.
