• Under 25s are willing to give up third of their income to stop coronavirus
• Willingness to give up income to stop the virus has increased slightly over time in all age groups
• Putting extra effort into keeping in touch with loved ones is on a decline
• Almost two-thirds report feeling stressed in the US, compared to half in the UK and Germany.
• More than one in three say they feel stressed when leaving their house.
- Support for COVID-19 related measures placed by the government is falling.
- Nearly half of US respondents think they should have priority access to a coronavirus vaccine if it is developed in their country.
- Social distancing is the greatest impact of coronavirus crisis for the Europeans and Americans, whereas Africans and Asians worry more about getting sick.
The proportion of people wearing face masks is on the rise in Germany.
Even before the wearing of masks was made compulsory in enclosed spaces in Germany, their use was increasing.
Does exposure to the virus change what we think about people and organizations?
Those who had contact with someone who might have the virus have worse perceptions of the medical sector, their neighbors, and the media than the wider population.
Does exposure to the virus influence behaviors around the disease?
Those who might have been exposed to the disease are more likely to use more measures to stop the spread of the disease.
Where should a vaccine be made available first?
Those exposed to the virus are more likely to support priority access to a vaccine in their own country.
Stockpiling in Germany is on a downward trend
Nearly two in five respondents admitted stockpiling at the start of the survey. That had fallen by more than half by last weekend. Does this, truly, capture a downward trend? Or were supermarket closures because of public holidays at work in the data? Tell us your experiences by answering the survey!
Older people are more likely to stockpile than younger people.
Stockpiled vs unavailable products
People are not stockpiling the goods that are most commonly unavailable.
Top five items that were unavailable
The majority of respondents struggled to find toilet paper.
Who stockpiles more – Americans, Britons or Germans?
Life with Corona featured in Der Spiegel
Europe’s largest weekly magazine Der Spiegel wrote a feature about the Life with Corona project, for which they interviewed the project’s co-founder Professor Tilman Brück
Blog: How do we live with coronavirus?
People who live through extreme events are, often deeply, altered by the experiences they have. Even when those experiences take place predominantly in the physical realm, they are also events of consciousness.
Life with Corona in Der Tagesspiegel
Der Tagesspiegel, a German daily newspaper published an article about the Life with Corona survey shortly after the survey was released.