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Impact of COVID-19

For all ethnic groups, the pandemic affected their mental health, education, friendships and financial decisions.

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Ethnic group

Thinking again about the Covid-19 pandemic (beginning March 2020), in which of the below ways have you been negatively impacted?

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Friendships sufferedEducation has sufferedMental healthWhite<br />My mental health has suffered: 32White<br />My education/grades have suffered: 20White<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 19Asian/Asian British<br />My mental health has suffered: 50Asian/Asian British<br />My education/grades have suffered: 33Asian/Asian British<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 25Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My mental health has suffered: 43Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My education/grades have suffered: 22Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 26Middle Eastern<br />My mental health has suffered: 37Middle Eastern<br />My education/grades have suffered: 26Middle Eastern<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 25Mixed/Multiple<br />My mental health has suffered: 54Mixed/Multiple<br />My education/grades have suffered: 30Mixed/Multiple<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 21Other<br />My mental health has suffered: 67Other<br />My education/grades have suffered: 24Other<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 41WhiteAsian/Asian BritishBlack/African/Caribbean/Black BritishMiddle EasternMixed/MultipleOther

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Ethnic Group

Ethnic group

Thinking again about the Covid-19 pandemic (beginning March 2020), in which of the below ways have you been negatively impacted?

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%None of theseOtherHad to take out loans/creditMoved back homeStruggled to get and keep a jobFamily relationships sufferedFuture plans delayedLack of opportunities due to closureUnable to afford essentialsPhysical health issuesFriendships sufferedEducation has sufferedQuit a job due to childcareMental healthHad to pay for additional childcareLack of funding to start a businessDelayed starting a family due to costStruggled to start a businessLost a jobStruggled to stay in educationCaring for family membersWhite<br />My mental health has suffered: 32White<br />My education/grades have suffered: 20White<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 19White<br />My physical health has suffered: 15White<br />I have struggled to pay for essential goods and services (e.g. eating, heating): 17White<br />I have been unable to get relevant work experience due to businesses/ organisations being closed: 18White<br />My future plans have been delayed e.g. starting education, apprenticeships, starting my own business: 13White<br />My relationships with family have suffered: 11White<br />I have struggled to get and keep a job: 9White<br />I have had to move back home to live with my family: 11White<br />I have had to take out loans / credit: 10White<br />I have to care for vulnerable family members: 10White<br />I have struggled to say in education: 9White<br />I have lost a job: 12White<br />I have struggled to start or maintain my business/self-employment: 9White<br />I have to delay starting a family due to costs associated with it (e.g. childcare): 7White<br />I have been unable to get the funding I need to start my own business: 7White<br />I have had to pay for additional childcare: 6White<br />I have had a quit a job for childcare reasons: 5White<br />Other: 1White<br />None of these: 6Asian/Asian British<br />My mental health has suffered: 50Asian/Asian British<br />My education/grades have suffered: 33Asian/Asian British<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 25Asian/Asian British<br />My physical health has suffered: 27Asian/Asian British<br />I have struggled to pay for essential goods and services (e.g. eating, heating): 23Asian/Asian British<br />I have been unable to get relevant work experience due to businesses/ organisations being closed: 23Asian/Asian British<br />My future plans have been delayed e.g. starting education, apprenticeships, starting my own business: 19Asian/Asian British<br />My relationships with family have suffered: 17Asian/Asian British<br />I have struggled to get and keep a job: 15Asian/Asian British<br />I have had to move back home to live with my family: 11Asian/Asian British<br />I have had to take out loans / credit: 9Asian/Asian British<br />I have to care for vulnerable family members: 12Asian/Asian British<br />I have struggled to say in education: 9Asian/Asian British<br />I have lost a job: 7Asian/Asian British<br />I have struggled to start or maintain my business/self-employment: 6Asian/Asian British<br />I have to delay starting a family due to costs associated with it (e.g. childcare): 6Asian/Asian British<br />I have been unable to get the funding I need to start my own business: 4Asian/Asian British<br />I have had to pay for additional childcare: 5Asian/Asian British<br />I have had a quit a job for childcare reasons: 3Asian/Asian British<br />Other: 0Asian/Asian British<br />None of these: 13Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My mental health has suffered: 43Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My education/grades have suffered: 22Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 26Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My physical health has suffered: 27Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have struggled to pay for essential goods and services (e.g. eating, heating): 31Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have been unable to get relevant work experience due to businesses/ organisations being closed: 18Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My future plans have been delayed e.g. starting education, apprenticeships, starting my own business: 24Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />My relationships with family have suffered: 17Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have struggled to get and keep a job: 15Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have had to move back home to live with my family: 16Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have had to take out loans / credit: 17Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have to care for vulnerable family members: 13Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have struggled to say in education: 11Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have lost a job: 10Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have struggled to start or maintain my business/self-employment: 11Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have to delay starting a family due to costs associated with it (e.g. childcare): 11Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have been unable to get the funding I need to start my own business: 10Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have had to pay for additional childcare: 9Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />I have had a quit a job for childcare reasons: 5Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />Other: 1Black/African/Caribbean/Black British<br />None of these: 10Middle Eastern<br />My mental health has suffered: 37Middle Eastern<br />My education/grades have suffered: 26Middle Eastern<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 25Middle Eastern<br />My physical health has suffered: 26Middle Eastern<br />I have struggled to pay for essential goods and services (e.g. eating, heating): 27Middle Eastern<br />I have been unable to get relevant work experience due to businesses/ organisations being closed: 14Middle Eastern<br />My future plans have been delayed e.g. starting education, apprenticeships, starting my own business: 16Middle Eastern<br />My relationships with family have suffered: 7Middle Eastern<br />I have struggled to get and keep a job: 6Middle Eastern<br />I have had to move back home to live with my family: 11Middle Eastern<br />I have had to take out loans / credit: 16Middle Eastern<br />I have to care for vulnerable family members: 4Middle Eastern<br />I have struggled to say in education: 11Middle Eastern<br />I have lost a job: 8Middle Eastern<br />I have struggled to start or maintain my business/self-employment: 6Middle Eastern<br />I have to delay starting a family due to costs associated with it (e.g. childcare): 10Middle Eastern<br />I have been unable to get the funding I need to start my own business: 7Middle Eastern<br />I have had to pay for additional childcare: 7Middle Eastern<br />I have had a quit a job for childcare reasons: 3Middle Eastern<br />Other: 1Middle Eastern<br />None of these: 9Mixed/Multiple<br />My mental health has suffered: 54Mixed/Multiple<br />My education/grades have suffered: 30Mixed/Multiple<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 21Mixed/Multiple<br />My physical health has suffered: 20Mixed/Multiple<br />I have struggled to pay for essential goods and services (e.g. eating, heating): 28Mixed/Multiple<br />I have been unable to get relevant work experience due to businesses/ organisations being closed: 26Mixed/Multiple<br />My future plans have been delayed e.g. starting education, apprenticeships, starting my own business: 15Mixed/Multiple<br />My relationships with family have suffered: 19Mixed/Multiple<br />I have struggled to get and keep a job: 9Mixed/Multiple<br />I have had to move back home to live with my family: 11Mixed/Multiple<br />I have had to take out loans / credit: 10Mixed/Multiple<br />I have to care for vulnerable family members: 12Mixed/Multiple<br />I have struggled to say in education: 7Mixed/Multiple<br />I have lost a job: 8Mixed/Multiple<br />I have struggled to start or maintain my business/self-employment: 9Mixed/Multiple<br />I have to delay starting a family due to costs associated with it (e.g. childcare): 4Mixed/Multiple<br />I have been unable to get the funding I need to start my own business: 5Mixed/Multiple<br />I have had to pay for additional childcare: 3Mixed/Multiple<br />I have had a quit a job for childcare reasons: 3Mixed/Multiple<br />Other: 0Mixed/Multiple<br />None of these: 13Other<br />My mental health has suffered: 67Other<br />My education/grades have suffered: 24Other<br />My relationships with friends have suffered: 41Other<br />My physical health has suffered: 53Other<br />I have struggled to pay for essential goods and services (e.g. eating, heating): 25Other<br />I have been unable to get relevant work experience due to businesses/ organisations being closed: 45Other<br />My future plans have been delayed e.g. starting education, apprenticeships, starting my own business: 45Other<br />My relationships with family have suffered: 31Other<br />I have struggled to get and keep a job: 20Other<br />I have had to move back home to live with my family: 14Other<br />I have had to take out loans / credit: 0Other<br />I have to care for vulnerable family members: 3Other<br />I have struggled to say in education: 6Other<br />I have lost a job: 0Other<br />I have struggled to start or maintain my business/self-employment: 7Other<br />I have to delay starting a family due to costs associated with it (e.g. childcare): 7Other<br />I have been unable to get the funding I need to start my own business: 10Other<br />I have had to pay for additional childcare: 0Other<br />I have had a quit a job for childcare reasons: 3Other<br />Other: 4Other<br />None of these: 9WhiteAsian/Asian BritishBlack/African/Caribbean/Black BritishMiddle EasternMixed/MultipleOther

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COVID-19 made me less confident I will get a good job

COVID-19 made me less confident I will get a good job

Thinking about the Covid-19 pandemic, in which of the following ways, if any, do you think it has impacted either yourself or society more widely? Percentage of respondents who said: 'Covid-19 made me less confident I will be able to get a good job'

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Don't knowNoYesTotal Yes: 57Total No: 34Total Don't know: 10White Yes: 61White No: 33White Don't know: 6Asian/Asian British Yes: 53Asian/Asian British No: 34Asian/Asian British Don't know: 13Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Yes: 54Black/African/Caribbean/Black British No: 37Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Don't know: 9Middle Eastern Yes: 59Middle Eastern No: 32Middle Eastern Don't know: 10Mixed/Multiple Yes: 63Mixed/Multiple No: 31Mixed/Multiple Don't know: 7Other Yes: 48Other No: 42Other Don't know: 10TotalWhiteAsian/Asian BritishBlack/African/Caribbean/Black BritishMiddle EasternMixed/MultipleOther