Coronavirus (COVID-19): impact on wellbeing - research
This report contains the findings from a telephone survey commissioned by Scottish Government to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people in Scotland.
Chapter 5: Further characteristics
COVID housing, employment and health experiences
As shown in Table 5, the vast majority of respondents had experienced no change to their living situation, with 97% staying in their usual home and 91% living with the same number of people in their household.
Four in ten (39%) respondents reported that they were key workers.[9]
| Question | Response | % of respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Are you currently staying in the same house or flat you were living in before the Coronavirus lock down? | Yes, staying in usual home | 97% |
| No - staying in second home | 0.3% | |
| No - staying with friends/family temporarily | 1% | |
| No - returned to family home from university | 1% | |
| No - staying with partner/partners family | 0.05% | |
| No - other (specify) | 1% | |
| Base: all (1000) | ||
| Are there more people staying in the property you are living in just now, fewer people, or no change? | Fewer people living here | 3% |
| No change | 91% | |
| More people living here | 6% | |
| Base: all (1000) | ||
| Are you a key worker? | Yes | 39% |
| No | 59% | |
| Don't know | 1% | |
| Base: all in employment (572) |
As shown in Table 6, at the time of fieldwork, the vast majority (91%) of respondents reported that neither they nor anyone in their household had suspected or diagnosed Coronavirus. Similarly, the vast majority (90%) of respondents also had not lost any friends or family to Coronavirus. Finally, the majority (64%) were not in a household where someone was vulnerable to Coronavirus.
| Question | Response | % of respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Have you or anyone you live with had COVID-19 or Coronavirus? | Coronavirus diagnosed by medical professional/ test | 0.4% |
| Suspected Coronavirus, but not confirmed by medical professional | 5% | |
| Someone else in household had Coronavirus - diagnosed | 1% | |
| Someone else in household had suspected Coronavirus - not confirmed by medical professional | 2.5% | |
| No | 91% | |
| Don't know | 2% | |
| Base: all (1000) | ||
| Have you lost any friends or family members to Coronavirus? | Yes | 9% |
| No | 90% | |
| Don't know | 1% | |
| Base: all (1000) | ||
| Do you/your household, have health conditions that means that you are vulnerable to the coronavirus? | Yes | 19% |
| Someone in household | 20% | |
| No | 64% | |
| Don't know | 1% | |
| Base: all (1000) |
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