Summary

Six months since coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown measures were introduced in the UK, this article examines our attitudes towards the pandemic, and how these have changed, using responses to weekly Opinions and Lifestyle Survey. As well as quantitative data, this article includes people’s experiences of lockdown in their own words.

Publications

• Diary of a nation: life in lockdown

  Six months ago, lockdown measures were introduced in the UK to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Throughout the pandemic, we have been asking people about their opinions and behaviours and for the first time, we present people’s experiences in their own words.