Almost 75 percent of adults in the U.S. who have been wearing face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic said the main reason they wear a face mask in public is to protect themselves and others. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020.
Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020
Original question: Respondents who said they wear masks were asked: "In a few words, please explain the main reason why you wear a face mask in public."
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Morning Consult. (July 1, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130741/reason-for-mask-adults-us-covid-19/?session=ed68fbb59c6c71ca41feb8f28ff6a42f
Morning Consult. "Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020." Chart. July 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130741/reason-for-mask-adults-us-covid-19/?session=ed68fbb59c6c71ca41feb8f28ff6a42f
Morning Consult. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130741/reason-for-mask-adults-us-covid-19/?session=ed68fbb59c6c71ca41feb8f28ff6a42f
Morning Consult. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Stated They Wear Face Masks in Public Due to Covid-19 for Select Reasons as of June 12, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130741/reason-for-mask-adults-us-covid-19/?session=ed68fbb59c6c71ca41feb8f28ff6a42f
Morning Consult, Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130741/reason-for-mask-adults-us-covid-19/?session=ed68fbb59c6c71ca41feb8f28ff6a42f (last visited July 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they wear face masks in public due to COVID-19 for select reasons as of June 12, 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, July 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130741/reason-for-mask-adults-us-covid-19/?session=ed68fbb59c6c71ca41feb8f28ff6a42f
