FIG. 18. Percentage of respondents with deteriorated daily living conditions due to COVID–19 according to their
residence status
70%
Percentage indicating worse daily living
conditions since COVID‑19
60%
53.9
47.9
50%
45.6
57.7 57.1
57.9
60.8
56.6
60.0
54.1
48.2
47.8
43.2
40%
28.3
24.4
25.3
42.4
39.9
35.6
33.4
32.1
30% 27.0
55.2
22.8
24.4
22.5
25.3
25.1
24.4
33.3
30.6
25.8
25.8
31.6
27.1
34.2
20%
10%
0%
Housing
Work
Safety
Food
Clothes
Financial
means
NGO + other
support
Medical
care
Health
situation
Daily living conditions
Citizen Permanent Temporary No documents/undocumented
Note:total respondents were 19 600 for housing, 18 478 for work, 19 795 for safety, 19 611 for food, 19 169 for clothes, 19 671 for financial means, 13
792 for NGO + other support, 18627 for medical care, 19 296 for health situation; number of respondents varied with housing situation differed, e.g.
for deterioration in safety 5776 were citizens, 5190 permanent, 7416 temporary, 1413 no documents/undocumented.
FIG. 19. Strategies that help refugees and migrants to cope with the COVID-pandemic
I stay in contact with family/friends
I keep myself busy
57.9
41.6
I entertain myself
48.6
I meditate/pray
48.0
I take precautionary measurements
Types of coping mechanisms
65.7
52.7
56.1
55.7
53.2
39.1
49.9
52.9
I seek information
44.2
42.0
42.6
I activate myself
I think about the things that are important in my life
25.1
I think smething good might come out of this
32.2
20.7
30.4
26.3
I try not to think about it
I think that my past experiences can help me through this
14.8
19.3
14.2
12.9
13.4
15.3
I self-medicate
I seek help
11.1
10.2
I volunteer to help others
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Percentage of respondents reporting to use coping mechanisms
Women Men
Note: total respondents 20 685 (including non-binary and trans); 12 147 male, 8521 female.
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