Adults remain at home despite lockdown easing

People in the UK are continuing to spend several days a week at home, despite lockdown measures being eased, finds UCL's Covid-19 social study. The research shows that adults on average stayed at home or in their gardens four days a week at the start of lockdown, when one daily exercise and essential trip were allowed. And despite lockdown measures being eased to allow for non-essential trips and travel, people are still spending two or three days a week not leaving their homes. Across the last 3 months, people with lower household incomes and those with a mental health diagnosis have spent the most time within their homes. It is the UK's largest study into how adults are feeling about the lockdown, government advice and overall wellbeing and mental health. The study shows that at the start of lockdown, around 60% of adults were worried about friends or family outside of their household, whilst 30% were worried about those within their household. These numbers have since decreased to 40% and 20% respectively but there has been little further improvement in the past two weeks despite further lockdown easing taking place.