Results from the CSO’s Social Impact of COVID-19 survey, April 2020, were published on 8^th May and provide an insight into the impact COVID-19 has had on people in Ireland. The survey covered topics such as well-being, personal concerns, consumption, working life and compliance with official COVID-19 advice. This publication presents results from the survey broken down by sex and illustrates how women and men have been impacted differently by COVID-19. Some main results include:

• Of female respondents, 37.6% rated their overall life satisfaction as Low in April 2020, an increase from 9.2% in 2018.  This compares to 23.0% of male respondents in April 2020 who rated the overall life satisfaction as Low, which has increased from 8.5% in 2018.
• More women reported they were Extremely concerned with somebody else’s health compared to men (27.6% women and 20.1% men).
• Of those who consume tobacco, 34.7% of women Increased their tobacco consumption since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place, compared to 26.2% of men. 
• Women reported being more compliant with Government COVID-19 advice, with 88.4% reporting High compliance, compared to 72.5% of men.