the situation and feel better during the pandemic: Partic‑
ipants frequently mentioned staying in contact with fam‑
ily and friends, keeping oneself busy, entertaining oneself,
seeking information, and meditating and praying (Fig. 19).
This underscores the importance of social connections and
the possibilities for finding (reliable) information.
FIG. 16. Respondents identifying being impacted by COVID‑19 in various aspects of their daily living conditions
80%
69.7
70%
62.5
42.8
53.2
41.5
40%
30%
53.9
53.5
50.4
50%
Impact of COVID‑19
61.4
60.7
57.6
60%
34.5
30.9
31.6
30.9
29.2
26.2
24.9
19.9
20%
10%
6.7
6.5
8.4
7.9
5.4
15.2
9.4
5.0
0%
Housing
Work
Safety
Food
Clothes
Financial
means
NGO + other
support
Medical
care
Health
situation
Daily living conditions
Worse Same Better
Note: total respondents were 19 951 for housing, 18 783 for work, 20 142 for safety, 19 964 for food, 19 519 for clothes, 20 015 for financial means,
14 020 for NGO + other support, 18 937 for medical care, 19 597 for health situation.
FIG. 17. Respondents identifying deterioration of access to various daily living conditions due to COVID‑19
according to their housing situation
80%
73.8
66.8
70%
60%
Impact of COVID‑19
50%
68.9
67.7
58.3
56.0
61.9
60.2
50.1
49.6
45.4
44.5
40%
30%
29.8
56.7
52.6 53.5 54.1
31.0
48.5
46.8
42.4
40.640.5
48.6
47.4
36.8
29.1
23.5
27.7
25.2
27.1
30.8
31.0
35.8
28.9
24.6
20%
10%
0%
Housing
Work
Safety
Food
Clothes
Financial
means
NGO + other
support
Medical
care
Health
situation
Daily living conditions
House/apartment Asylum centre Refugee camp On the street - insecure accommodation
Note: total responses 19 574 housing, 18 433 work, 19 757 safety, 19 580 food, 19 142 clothes, 19642 financial means, 13 739 NGO + other support,
18 576 medical care, 19 230 health situation; number of participants mentioning a deterioration differed with their housing situation, e.g. for
deterioration in safety 17 736 lived in house/apartment, 409 lived in asylum centre, 1392 lived in refugee camp, 220 lived on the streets or insecure
accommodation.
22 | Perceived impact of COVID‑19 on daily life