Coronavirus (COVID-19) - impact on wellbeing: survey summary
This summary contains key findings from wave two of a telephone survey we commissioned to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people in Scotland including on work and finances, neighbourhood support, personal wellbeing, and behaviour changes.
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Neighbourhood and support
Similar to May 2020, more than eight in ten (83%) felt like they could rely on someone in their neighbourhood to help them.
A high proportion (81%) felt like most people can be trusted in their neighbourhood.
Younger people, disabled people, and those living in the most deprived areas of Scotland were less likely to agree that they could rely on others in their neighbourhood, if they were alone and needed help.
77% felt a very/fairly strong sense of belonging to their neighbourhood and 35% felt that they could influence neighbourhood decisions
Around six in ten reported receiving help from someone outside their household in the past month.
The proportion who said they received no help was higher in December 2020 than in May 2020
14% identified support that they needed, but weren’t receiving.
The most common unmet need was financial help to pay for essentials.
Disabled people were more likely to report not receiving the support they needed.
People in private rented accommodation were more likely to say they needed financial help to pay for essentials (11%) compared to the average (4%).
Contact
Email: covid-19.behaviours@gov.scot
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