In a New Zealand survey conducted post lockdown in June 2020, 66 percent of respondents drank more because it helped them relax. By comparison, during level 4 lockdowns in April of that year, 64 percent of respondents drank more to relax.
Share of people who reported drinking more in the last four weeks during and after lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by reason
people who had a drink in the last four weeks and reported drinking more than before lockdown
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey for Post-lockdown (level 1) was carried out between 10 - 19 June 2020, and the survey for during lockdown (level 4) was carried out between 7 - 13 April 2020.
Question asked in level 1 survey was : "Please select all the reasons why you have been drinking more in the last two weeks than you usually did before lockdown"
Question asked in level 4 survey was : "Please select all the reasons why you have been drinking more since the Level 4 lockdown"
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Health Promotion Agency. (July 28, 2020). Share of people who reported drinking more in the last four weeks during and after lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282756/new-zealand-people-who-reported-drinking-more-in-and-after-lockdowns/
Health Promotion Agency. "Share of people who reported drinking more in the last four weeks during and after lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by reason." Chart. July 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282756/new-zealand-people-who-reported-drinking-more-in-and-after-lockdowns/
Health Promotion Agency. (2020). Share of people who reported drinking more in the last four weeks during and after lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282756/new-zealand-people-who-reported-drinking-more-in-and-after-lockdowns/
Health Promotion Agency. "Share of People Who Reported Drinking More in The Last Four Weeks during and after Lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282756/new-zealand-people-who-reported-drinking-more-in-and-after-lockdowns/
Health Promotion Agency, Share of people who reported drinking more in the last four weeks during and after lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282756/new-zealand-people-who-reported-drinking-more-in-and-after-lockdowns/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who reported drinking more in the last four weeks during and after lockdowns in New Zealand in 2020, by reason [Graph], Health Promotion Agency, July 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282756/new-zealand-people-who-reported-drinking-more-in-and-after-lockdowns/
