Over 4 in 5 adults in Great Britain said they were very worried or somewhat worried about the effect that the COVID-19 is having on their life right now.

Research published this morning by the Office for National Statistics looking at Coronavirus and well being covers the period 27 March 2020 to 6 April 2020 to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain. T

his 10-day collection period is the first to be based wholly after the government Stay At Home measures were introduced on Monday 23 March.

Just over half of adults said it was affecting their well-being and nearly half of adults reported high levels of anxiety.

Just over 1 in 5 adults said it was affecting their household finances while staying in touch with friends and family remotely was the most common action that is helping people cope with staying at home with over three quarters of those surveyed saying it was their major anxiety.

Nearly half of all adults expected their financial position to get a little or a lot worse over the next 12 months. A lower proportion expected to be able to save over this same time.

Over 1 in 3 adults  thought it would be between four and six months before their life would return to normal, with another third  thinking it will be longer than six months .

Almost 9 in 10  expected the general economic situation in this country to get a little or a lot worse over the next 12 months.

Nearly all adults said they had avoided physical contact with other people from outside their household. Similarly high proportions of people  had said they had avoided contact with older or vulnerable people. Of these, 13.4% said they had avoided someone they were caring for.

An increased proportion of adults in employment said they were working from home this week compared with last week . Of those who were in employment and have an underlying health condition, 49.4% said they were working from home.

Meanwhile over 2 in 5 adults  said they had self-isolated (stayed at home) in the past seven days. For those aged 70 years and over, this rose to three in five, while for those with an underlying health condition it was just under three in five

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