COVID-19 - Our Lives Five Years On: Social Impact: January to February 2025
Changes in behaviour since March 2020
25% try to avoid handshaking
56% wash hands more frequently
56% avoid meeting other people when they are sick
15% try to avoid social gatherings
Of respondents who attended religious ceremonies in person before March 2020
55% now attend in-person
8% now attend only online
37% no longer attend religious ceremonies1
1 includes Prefer not to say
Impact of social media on respondents’ mental health2
64% of 18-29 year olds reported a negative impact
11% of 70+ year olds reported a negative impact
2 of people that use social media
