Public attitudes to coronavirus: April summary

Community support

Community activity

Respondents were shown a list of activities and asked to indicate those they had undertaken in the last week. Two-thirds had phoned/skyped, and a quarter had done shopping for a neighbour, friend or family member. A small proportion had signed up to formal volunteering activities, such as through a community organisation, a charity or the NHS. These measures have remained stable in April.

Source: YouGov weekly Scotland survey. Base (n=1002-1042)

Social capital

Respondents were asked about the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with statements about help and advice in their local area. Around half agreed that there was someone in the local area they could turn to for help and advice, and just over a third agreed they had provided help to someone locally who needed it.

Source: Ipsos MORI, Scotland data. Scottish base (n=652-665)