Today was the day. I took my son out for dinner for his birthday. That was the last “normal” thing I did before the shutdown hit. It’s hard to believe it’s been an entire 365 days. We were doing so many things back then that we don’t do now. A survey, Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of American Water, analyzed how respondents are practicing hygiene as the pandemic reaches its one-year anniversary. We were so absorbed with hand sanitizer. Remember? Today…not so much. See for yourself:
TOP THINGS AMERICANS DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC
- Carry hand sanitizer on me at all times – 55%
- Wash my hands for at least 20 seconds after being outside – 49%
- Avoid touching public surfaces at all costs – 43%
- Constantly wash my hands, even when I’ve been inside for days – 34%
- Immediately wash all of my produce after returning from the grocery store – 28%
- Immediately change out of my clothes wash them after being outside my home – 28%
- Sanitize all of my groceries – 26%
- Sanitize all of my mail/packages – 23%
TOP THINGS AMERICANS HAVE STOPPED DOING COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC
- Immediately change out of my clothes wash them after being outside my home – 50%
- Sanitize all of my groceries – 48%
- Sanitize all of my mail/packages – 44%
- Carry hand sanitizer on me at all times – 31%
- Immediately wash all of my produce after returning from the grocery store – 29%
- Constantly wash my hands, even when I’ve been inside for days – 29%
- Avoid touching public surfaces at all costs – 23%
- Wash my hands for at least 20 seconds after being outside – 18%