In May 2020, a survey carried out in the United Kingdom found that five percent of Brits had been frequently visiting friends they don't live with during the coronavirus lockdown period, while five percent also say they have been regularly visiting family during this period. The government recommends that during the lockdown period people should only go outside for one form of exercise a day, but eight percent of survey respondents said they periodically go out for more than once for exercise.
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Frequency of the following activities people have carried out in the past five weeks despite the lockdown rules in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020
Characteristic
I have done this frequently
I have done this a couple of times
I have done this once
Visited friends I do not live with in their home
5%
4%
3%
Visited family I do not live with in their home
5%
7%
3%
Had friends or family over to my home
3%
5%
4%
Met up with friends or family to go for a walk
4%
7%
3%
Sunbathed in a park/greenspace
4%
4%
3%
Had a picnic in a park/green space
3%
4%
2%
Gone out more than once a day for exercise
8%
9%
4%
Travelled abroad
3%
4%
2%
Touched someone else’s pet
5%
9%
5%
Used the NHS shopping hour despite not working for the NHS
4%
3%
1%
Used shopping for essentials as a cover for being outside generally
5%
8%
3%
Gone shopping for non-essentials only
6%
11%
6%
Bulk bought food for stockpiling
4%
9%
6%
Met up with someone for drinks/ a picnic in a park or green space
3%
4%
1%
Driven somewhere to go for some exercise (e.g. a park or a forest)
5%
6%
3%
Pretended to exercise outside (e.g. taking a yoga mat to a park but not actually exercising)
4%
3%
1%
Going for a drive for a non-essential reason (e.g. leisure)
4%
6%
4%
Not paid attention to the 2 metre rule in public
5%
7%
3%
Sat at a local beer garden even though the pub is closed
4%
3%
2%
Used shopping for others as an excuse to visit friends or family
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Opinium. (April 26, 2020). Frequency of the following activities people have carried out in the past five weeks despite the lockdown rules in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114596/uk-activities-done-while-in-lockdown/
Opinium. "Frequency of the following activities people have carried out in the past five weeks despite the lockdown rules in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020." Chart. April 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114596/uk-activities-done-while-in-lockdown/
Opinium. (2020). Frequency of the following activities people have carried out in the past five weeks despite the lockdown rules in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114596/uk-activities-done-while-in-lockdown/
Opinium. "Frequency of The following Activities People Have Carried out in The past Five Weeks despite The Lockdown Rules in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114596/uk-activities-done-while-in-lockdown/
Opinium, Frequency of the following activities people have carried out in the past five weeks despite the lockdown rules in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114596/uk-activities-done-while-in-lockdown/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Frequency of the following activities people have carried out in the past five weeks despite the lockdown rules in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020 [Graph], Opinium, April 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114596/uk-activities-done-while-in-lockdown/
