Table 1.
Distribution of key variables by survey month: UKHLS-COVID-19 monthly surveys (weighted estimates)
| April (%) | April (n) | May (%) | May (n) | June (%) | June (n) | July (%) | July (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMD prevalence | ||||||||
| No CMD | 62.8 | 7883 | 65.3 | 7574 | 67.9 | 7524 | 74.2 | 8072 |
| Common mental disorder (CMD) | 37.2 | 4677 | 34.7 | 4017 | 32.1 | 3550 | 25.8 | 2804 |
| CMD new cases | ||||||||
| No CMD | 71.4 | 6342 | 86.3 | 5647 | 87.4 | 5683 | 90.9 | 5914 |
| CMD (new cases) | 28.6 | 2540 | 13.7 | 897 | 12.6 | 816 | 9.1 | 590 |
| CMD recovery | ||||||||
| Recovery (no more CMD) | 38.4 | 1145 | 32.3 | 1250 | 32.0 | 1094 | 38.5 | 1148 |
| CMD | 61.6 | 1833 | 67.7 | 2623 | 68.0 | 2324 | 61.5 | 1835 |
| COVID-19 symptoms | ||||||||
| At least one | 11.8 | 1645 | 3.6 | 432 | 2.3 | 264 | 2.3 | 257 |
| None | 88.2 | 12 322 | 96.4 | 11 563 | 97.7 | 11 233 | 97.7 | 10 965 |
| COVID-19 test | ||||||||
| No test | 99.0 | 13 827 | 96.1 | 11 530 | 95.3 | 10 953 | 94.1 | 10 563 |
| Negative or inconclusive test | 0.9 | 126 | 3.7 | 447 | 4.6 | 529 | 5.7 | 637 |
| Positive test | 0.1 | 16 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.2 | 22 |
| Health treatments | ||||||||
| No ongoing treatment | 79.4 | 10 932 | 84.3 | 10 087 | 84.0 | 9611 | 84.6 | 9465 |
| Treatments cancelled/postponed | 12.9 | 1777 | 9.9 | 1189 | 8.5 | 970 | 6.7 | 744 |
| I cancelled treatment | 2.0 | 282 | 1.4 | 170 | 1.3 | 154 | 1.0 | 113 |
| Treatments as scheduled | 5.6 | 773 | 4.3 | 516 | 6.2 | 706 | 7.7 | 862 |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Slf-emplyd: no change in hours | 2.6 | 337 | 6.0 | 707 | 6.1 | 693 | 6.0 | 669 |
| Slf-emplyd: affected by COVID | 3.6 | 481 | 1.0 | 119 | 0.5 | 61 | 0.6 | 64 |
| Employee: no hours affected | 33.4 | 4406 | 47.5 | 5637 | 49.6 | 5632 | 50.0 | 5584 |
| Unempld/redund/reduce hrs | 3.0 | 402 | 1.4 | 167 | 0.6 | 71 | 1.2 | 137 |
| Furloughed | 14.4 | 1894 | 4.2 | 501 | 2.3 | 266 | 1.4 | 161 |
| In isolation or caring | 4.2 | 560 | 1.1 | 129 | 0.9 | 99 | 0.7 | 81 |
| Not in work | 38.8 | 5115 | 38.9 | 4614 | 39.9 | 4530 | 40.0 | 4461 |
| How often working from home | ||||||||
| Always | 16.5 | 2302 | 17.8 | 2134 | 16.7 | 1905 | 14.9 | 1657 |
| Often | 3.2 | 442 | 3.9 | 465 | 4.0 | 455 | 4.5 | 500 |
| Sometimes | 3.5 | 491 | 4.5 | 541 | 4.4 | 503 | 5.1 | 569 |
| Never | 15.4 | 2150 | 17.7 | 2115 | 20.9 | 2391 | 24.2 | 2701 |
| No paid work hours | 61.4 | 8561 | 56.1 | 6703 | 54.1 | 6184 | 51.3 | 5723 |
| How often you feel lonely | ||||||||
| Hardly ever | 60.7 | 8207 | 60.0 | 7165 | 59.0 | 6748 | 61.0 | 6813 |
| Some of the time | 30.5 | 4125 | 31.3 | 3734 | 33.1 | 3792 | 32.3 | 3603 |
| Often | 8.8 | 1188 | 8.8 | 1048 | 7.9 | 898 | 6.7 | 753 |
| Hrs/week childcare/home school | ||||||||
| No children under 18/0 h | 80.8 | 11 171 | 79.4 | 9470 | 80.8 | 9190 | ||
| 1–15 h/week | 10.0 | 1383 | 11.9 | 1416 | 12.4 | 1409 | ||
| 16 h or more/week | 9.2 | 1272 | 8.7 | 1036 | 6.8 | 777 | ||
| Problems paying bills | ||||||||
| Up to date | 93.5 | 12 109 | 92.7 | 10 858 | 93.2 | 10 257 | ||
| Behind with some bills | 6.0 | 781 | 6.9 | 814 | 6.3 | 697 | ||
| Behind with all bills | 0.5 | 65 | 0.4 | 47 | 0.4 | 48 | ||
| Subjective financial situation | ||||||||
| Living comfortably | 31.8 | 4136 | 30.7 | 3603 | 26.9 | 2960 | ||
| Doing alright | 43.1 | 5603 | 44.6 | 5245 | 47.1 | 5197 | ||
| Just about getting by | 18.4 | 2399 | 18.6 | 2185 | 19.4 | 2134 | ||
| Finding it quite difficult | 4.7 | 615 | 4.5 | 532 | 5.2 | 573 | ||
| Finding it very difficult | 1.9 | 252 | 1.6 | 192 | 1.4 | 158 | ||
| Future expectation of finances | ||||||||
| Better off | 7.7 | 998 | 8.3 | 977 | 9.6 | 1064 | ||
| Worse off than now | 16.4 | 2133 | 11.5 | 1345 | 10.0 | 1101 | ||
| About the same | 75.9 | 9862 | 80.2 | 9423 | 80.4 | 8866 | ||