A recent poll of U.S. adults showed that only 22 percent of those who had graduated from college donated blood in 2021. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who stated they donated blood in 2021, by education.
Percentage of U.S. adults who gave blood in 2021, by education
Characteristic
Yes
No
College grad
22%
78%
Some college
15%
85%
HS grad or less
9%
91%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Gallup. (January 11, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who gave blood in 2021, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203890/share-of-adults-who-gave-blood-us-by-education/
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Gallup. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who gave blood in 2021, by education . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203890/share-of-adults-who-gave-blood-us-by-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Gave Blood in 2021, by Education ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203890/share-of-adults-who-gave-blood-us-by-education/
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Percentage of U.S. adults who gave blood in 2021, by education [Graph], Gallup, January 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203890/share-of-adults-who-gave-blood-us-by-education/
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