Half the public (50%) say the pandemic has not affected their personal relationships, with the other half relatively divided on whether they will improve (20%) or worsen (24%) as a result of the crisis. People from ethnic minorities (46%) are more likely than white people (33%) to say their financial situation will now be worse – although at the same time the former are just as likely to say the pandemic will improve their finances (25% vs 20%).ģ5- to 44-year-olds are the age group most likely to say that their finances will be worse than they otherwise would have been: 45% say this is the case – just over double the proportion of those aged 65 and above (19%) who say the same. 41% say the pandemic has made little difference to their personal financial situation. The impact on people’s personal lives, relationships and futures FinancesĪ third of the public (34%) say that when all the Covid restrictions have been lifted, their finances will be worse than they would have been if the crisis had never happened, while one in five (21%) say they will be better. Women (20%) are twice as likely as men (9%) to say they’ll miss family time. When asked in their own words what parts of lockdown life this majority of the public will miss, family time is the top answer given (15%), along with peace and quiet on the roads (14%) and staying home (11%). The public are relatively divided on how they’ll feel about saying goodbye to some of the Covid-19 restrictions: 54% say they’ll miss at least some aspects of lockdown, while 42% say they won’t miss any. View charts and analysis of findings > What people will miss about lockdown Overall, one in five people (19%) say that once the pandemic is over their life will be better than before it started, compared with 17% who say their life will be worse, and 52% who say it will be the same.Women (70%) are also more likely than men (60%) to say they’ve had a worse year than average, and 75% of those aged 65 and over say they’ve had a worse-than-average year, compared with 54% of 16- to 34-year-olds.Nearly six in 10 (57%) think it was than expected for the country as a whole. But half the public (49%) say the last year has been worse than expected, with women (54%) more likely than men (43%) to feel this way.People aged 16 to 34 (29%) are twice as likely as those aged 35 and above (15%) to report having had a better-than-expected year.
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