Date Last Updated: 18-03-2021
Social Impact of COVID-19
Social Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Men
Social Impact of COVID-19 by Age Group April 2020
The Social Impact of COVID-19 survey was undertaken to measure the impact COVID-19 has had on Irish society in April 2020. This survey includes such topics as personal well-being, personal concerns related to COVID-19, changes in consumption behaviour and working life since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
Ad hoc
All individuals aged 18 years and over living in private households in Ireland. The original Labour Force Survey (LFS) sample from which this sample was selected was based on Census 2011 data.
The sampling frame consisted of respondents aged 18 years and over that had participated in the LFS commencing Q1 2019. Contact details were collected from those aged under 75 years that completed 5 waves of the survey and from those aged 75 years and over that completed the first wave. The frame is limited to those that provided an email address with only one point of contact per household.
State of Ireland
April 2020
1,362
Personal well-being Concerns about the impact of COVID-19 Changes in consumption since the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions Labour market activity, working arrangements and financial impact of COVID-19 Compliance with official advice and other social topics
Government Departments, other non-governmental organisations, researchers.
Central Statistics Office
Social & Demographic Statistics
Claire Burke
Statistician
Eva O'Regan, Brian Cahill, Lianora Bermingham, Kathryn Foskin.