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Reasons cited by businesses for not planning to adopt use of COVID-19 rapid test kits

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Low perceived risk (e.g., high vaccination rates, PPE use, etc.) Difficulty procuring Not needed Costs of tests Other (e.g., most employees already vaccinated) Cost of administering tests Lack of awareness 0 20 40 60 % August 2021August 2021 January 2022January 2022
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Each bar gives the proportion of businesses that selected each reason to explain why they do not plan to use COVID-19 rapid test kits in the next three months.
Source(s):
Personal Protective Equipment Survey (5332).

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Reasons cited by businesses for not planning to adopt use of COVID-19 rapid test kits, %
  August 2021 January 2022
Low perceived risk (e.g., high vaccination rates, PPE use, etc.) 54.8 55.8
Difficulty procuring 37.1 27.7
Not needed 12.7 26.5
Costs of tests 10.9 14.0
Other (e.g., most employees already vaccinated) 9.8 12.5
Cost of administering tests 6.3 5.8
Lack of awareness 5.6 3.9
Note(s):
Each bar gives the proportion of businesses that selected each reason to explain why they do not plan to use COVID-19 rapid test kits in the next three months.
Source(s):
Personal Protective Equipment Survey (5332).
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