A survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) in May 2020, found that 21 percent of respondents had experienced a little more anxiety than usual during the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown. Furthermore, six percent of respondents reported experiencing anxiety for the first time during this period.
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Thinking about the Coronavirus pandemic and the current UK lockdown, which of the following statements best describes how you are feeling during this time?
Characteristic
Share of responses
I am currently experiencing anxiety for the first time
6%
I have had anxiety before but I am currently experiencing more anxiety than usual
12%
I have had anxiety before but am currently experiencing a little more anxiety than usual
21%
I have had anxiety before and continue to experience the same level of anxiety as usual
11%
I have had anxiety before but am currently experiencing a little less anxiety than usual
5%
I have had anxiety before but am currently experiencing a lot less anxiety than usual
5%
I have never experienced anxiety before and am not currently experiencing any anxiety
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Populus. (May 27, 2020). Thinking about the Coronavirus pandemic and the current UK lockdown, which of the following statements best describes how you are feeling during this time? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121059/anxiety-during-the-lockdown-in-the-uk/
Populus. "Thinking about the Coronavirus pandemic and the current UK lockdown, which of the following statements best describes how you are feeling during this time?." Chart. May 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121059/anxiety-during-the-lockdown-in-the-uk/
Populus. (2020). Thinking about the Coronavirus pandemic and the current UK lockdown, which of the following statements best describes how you are feeling during this time?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121059/anxiety-during-the-lockdown-in-the-uk/
Populus. "Thinking about The Coronavirus Pandemic and The Current Uk Lockdown, Which of The following Statements Best Describes How You Are Feeling during This Time?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121059/anxiety-during-the-lockdown-in-the-uk/
Populus, Thinking about the Coronavirus pandemic and the current UK lockdown, which of the following statements best describes how you are feeling during this time? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121059/anxiety-during-the-lockdown-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Thinking about the Coronavirus pandemic and the current UK lockdown, which of the following statements best describes how you are feeling during this time? [Graph], Populus, May 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121059/anxiety-during-the-lockdown-in-the-uk/
