Regional impact
So far, we have analysed the data for London – our biggest regional community – and the South West, where People for Research are based. Scroll down to check the regional data and how the pandemic is impacting different regions in the UK.
London
- Almost 50% of our London sample don't know anyone who has had COVID-19 or related symptoms. Out of the other half, over 4% live with someone who currently has coronavirus symptoms.
- Approximately 80% of our sample don't have children at all or don't have children that require supervision. Over 9%, however, are minding their children while working remotely, and over 2.50% are still paying childcare fees despite not having access to this service.
Are you currently doing any of the following in response to COVID-19?
Which of the following represents you?
Is anyone in your household self-isolating?
Are you in any of the following risk groups?
How confident do you feel in the action taken by the government?
Have you had to do any of the following as a result of COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting our mental wellbeing
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
How do you feel about this statement: "The pandemic has had a negative effect on my mental health."
Have you felt any of the following, related to COVID-19?
How concerned are you about:
How concerned are you about:
To what extent has COVID-19 impacted your lifestyle?
How much do you understand about COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting workplace routines in London
Out of the thousands who completed our survey in London, 50.91% are currently employed in full-time or part-time jobs.
Most of them – approximately 73% – are currently working remotely (both full or part-time), while 20% are unable to work from home (for example, construction workers). Although in full or part-time employment, over 6% are currently not working due to the fact they are in furlough or have COVID-19 symptoms and are self-isolating.
Which of the following are threats to your household income?
Has your employer announced any of the following changes?
Are you concerned about impact on your employment/income?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
How COVID-19 is affecting business owners in London
Although only 1.20% of our London sample identified themselves as business owners, this number still provides an idea of how entrepreneurs are handling the impact of COVID-19.
Are you considering any of the following measures as a response to COVID-19?
How has COVID-19 impacted business workload?
Are any of your employees/contractors currently off work with symptoms similar to COVID-19?
What are your employees current working situation?
How COVID-19 is affecting self-employed professionals in London
16% of our London sample are self-employed, a demographic severely impacted by the pandemic.
16% of our London sample are self-employed, a demographic severely impacted by the pandemic.
Breakdown of working situation:
Are you concerned about impact on your employment/income?
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
What is your opinion on the government's approach to support self-employed people?
How COVID-19 is affecting key workers in London
Approximately 5% of our London sample are key workers. Whilst the vast majority – 75.88% – of these key workers don't have anyone in their care, 18.23% are taking care of their children on a full or part-time capacity (only 1.49% have access to childcare/school), and 5.88% have adults at home requiring care.
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
- 59% of our South West sample don't know anyone who has had COVID-19 or related symptoms. Out of the remaining sample, over 3% live with someone who currently has coronavirus symptoms.
- 71% of our sample don't have children at all or don't have children that require supervision. Over 15.6%, however, are minding their children while working remotely (a significantly higher number compared to the 9% in London), and over 4.3% are still paying childcare fees despite not having access to this service (again, a bigger percentage of people compared to London).
Are you currently doing any of the following in response to COVID-19?
Which of the following represents you?
Is anyone in your household self-isolating?
Are you in any of the following risk groups?
How confident do you feel in the action taken by the government?
Have you had to do any of the following as a result of COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting our mental wellbeing in the South West
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
How do you feel about this statement: "The pandemic has had a negative effect on my mental health."
Have you felt any of the following, related to COVID-19?
How concerned are you about:
How concerned are you about:
To what extent has COVID-19 impacted your lifestyle?
How much do you understand about COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting workplace routines in the South West
Out of our South West sample, 57.1% are currently employed in full-time or part-time jobs.
Most of them – approximately 66% – are currently working remotely (both full or part-time), while almost 25% are unable to work from home (for example, construction workers). Although in full or part-time employment, 8.4% are currently not working due to the fact they are in furlough or have COVID-19 symptoms and are self-isolating.
Which of the following are threats to your household income?
Are you concerned about impact on your employment/income?
Has your employer announced any of the following changes?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
How COVID-19 is affecting business owners in the South West
Please note, only a small number of people identified themselves as business owners in this location – more specifically 1.78% of our South West sample. Although this is representative of the wider population, we do consider the sample small in comparison with London.
Are you considering any of the following measures as a response to COVID-19?
How has COVID-19 impacted business workload?
Are any of your employees/contractors currently off work with symptoms similar to COVID-19?
What is your employees' current working situation?
How COVID-19 is affecting self-employed professionals in the South West
15% of our South West sample are self-employed, a demographic severely impacted by the pandemic.
Breakdown of working situation:
Are you concerned about the impact on your employment/income?
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
What is your opinion on the government's approach to support self-employed people?
How COVID-19 is affecting key workers in the South West
8.9% of our South West sample are key workers. Whilst the majority – 60.8% – of these key workers don't have anyone in their care, 33.9% are taking care of their children on a full or part-time capacity (only 2% have access to childcare/school), and 5.2% have adults at home requiring care.
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
- 63% of our North West sample don't know anyone who has had COVID-19 or related symptoms. Out of the remaining sample, over 2% live with someone who currently has coronavirus symptoms.
- 71% of our sample in this location don't have children at all or don't have children that require supervision. Over 15.4%, however, are minding their children while working remotely (a significantly higher number compared to the 9% in the London area), and only 0.8% are still paying childcare fees despite not having access to this service – a lower percentage than in the rest of the country.
Are you currently doing any of the following in response to COVID-19?
Which of the following represents you?
Is anyone in your household self-isolating?
Are you in any of the following risk groups?
How confident do you feel in the action taken by the government?
Have you had to do any of the following as a result of COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting our mental wellbeing in the North West
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
How do you feel about this statement: "The pandemic has had a negative effect on my mental health."
Have you felt any of the following, related to COVID-19?
How concerned are you about:
How concerned are you about:
To what extent has COVID-19 impacted your lifestyle?
How much do you understand about COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting workplace routines in the North West
Out of our North West sample, 61% are currently employed in full-time or part-time jobs.
Most of them – 59.3% – are currently working remotely (both full or part-time), while almost 30% are unable to work from home (for example, construction workers) – a bigger proportion of people than in the South West and London. Although in full or part-time employment, 10.8% are currently not working due to the fact they are in furlough or have COVID-19 symptoms and are self-isolating.
Which of the following are threats to your household income?
Are you concerned about impact on your employment/income?
Has your employer announced any of the following changes?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
How COVID-19 is affecting self-employed professionals in the North West
Only 10% of our North West sample are self-employed – a proportionally smaller part of the population when compared to the south of the country –, a demographic severely impacted by the pandemic.
The amount of self-employed/freelancer professionals both working from home and unable to work from home is very similar, which differs from the rest of the country where most of these professionals work in industries where remote work is possible.
Breakdown of working situation:
Are you concerned about the impact on your employment/income?
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
What is your opinion on the government's approach to support self-employed people?
How COVID-19 is affecting key workers in the North West
Almost 11% of our North West sample describe themselves as key workers. Whilst the majority of these key workers don't have anyone in their care, the 22% that have children under their care are receiving support. 5% of these key workers have adults at home requiring care.
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
- 66% of our Midlands sample don't know anyone who has had COVID-19 or related symptoms. Out of the remaining sample, 2.7% live with someone who currently has coronavirus symptoms.
- 63% of our sample in this location don't have children at all or don't have children that require supervision. Close to 20%, however, are minding their children while working remotely (the highest percentage in the areas analysed), and over 2% are still paying childcare fees despite not having access to this service.
Are you currently doing any of the following in response to COVID-19?
Which of the following represents you?
Is anyone in your household self-isolating?
Are you in any of the following risk groups?
How confident do you feel in the action taken by the government?
Have you had to do any of the following as a result of COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting our mental wellbeing in the Midlands
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
With so many people concerned about their health and the health of their loved ones, as well as how the pandemic is forcing us to change our lifestyle, there is a general concern about the consequences this could have on our mental wellbeing.
How do you feel about this statement: "The pandemic has had a negative effect on my mental health."
Have you felt any of the following, related to COVID-19?
How concerned are you about:
How concerned are you about:
To what extent has COVID-19 impacted your lifestyle?
How much do you understand about COVID-19?
How COVID-19 is affecting workplace routines in the Midlands
Out of our Midlands sample, 50% are currently employed in full-time or part-time jobs – a significantly lower percentage when compared to the North West, for example.
Most of them – 57.5% – are currently working remotely (both full or part-time), while 32% are unable to work from home (for example, construction workers) – a bigger proportion of people than in the rest of the areas analyses. Although in full or part-time employment, 7.5% are currently not working due to the fact they are in furlough or have COVID-19 symptoms and are self-isolating.
Which of the following are threats to your household income?
Are you concerned about impact on your employment/income?
Has your employer announced any of the following changes?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
How COVID-19 is affecting self-employed professionals in the Midlands
Only 9.1% of our Midlands sample are self-employed/freelancing – a proportionally smaller part of the population when compared to the south of the country. These professionals are one of the demographics more severely impacted by the pandemic.
Breakdown of working situation:
Are you concerned about the impact on your employment/income?
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
What is your opinion on the government's approach to support self-employed people?
How COVID-19 is affecting key workers in the Midlands
6.7% of our Midlands sample describe themselves as key workers. Whilst the majority of these key workers don't have anyone in their care, out of the 30% that have children under their care, only half are receiving support in this area. Out of this group, 7.5% have adults at home requiring care – proportionally more than, for example, the 5% in North West.
How would you describe your workload since the COVID-19 outbreak?
Have you had communication from your employer about a COVID-19 policy?
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