Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, restaurant staff across the United States had varying degrees of exposure to the virus. Between October and May of 2021, a survey was conducted to determine the share of restaurant employees in the U.S. exposed to COVID-19 by exposure level. Approximately 53 percent of respondents stated that they were within six feet of an unmasked person at least once during their shift. Meanwhile, 38 percent of respondents stated that they were within six feet of an unmasked person at least 30 or more times during their shift.
Restaurant employees exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of May 2021, by exposure level
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One Fair Wage. (May 12, 2021). Restaurant employees exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of May 2021, by exposure level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265738/restaurant-employee-covid-19-exposure-us/
One Fair Wage. "Restaurant employees exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of May 2021, by exposure level." Chart. May 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265738/restaurant-employee-covid-19-exposure-us/
One Fair Wage. (2021). Restaurant employees exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of May 2021, by exposure level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265738/restaurant-employee-covid-19-exposure-us/
One Fair Wage. "Restaurant Employees Exposure to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United States as of May 2021, by Exposure Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265738/restaurant-employee-covid-19-exposure-us/
One Fair Wage, Restaurant employees exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of May 2021, by exposure level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265738/restaurant-employee-covid-19-exposure-us/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Restaurant employees exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States as of May 2021, by exposure level [Graph], One Fair Wage, May 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265738/restaurant-employee-covid-19-exposure-us/