Some 59.9 per cent of respondents rated their compliance with Government advice on staying safe, including on social distancing, as "high" in June, down from 80.6 per cent in April. Some 25.8 per cent of men and women reported being "very" or "extremely" concerned about their own health in April, but this fell to 21.3 per cent in June. The proportion of men concerned fell from 28 per cent to 17 per cent, but among women it increased from 23.7 per cent to 25.4 per cent. The study shows women were more likely to have gained weight during the pandemic, with 46.8 per cent saying they had compared to 34.8 per cent of men. There were no significant differences between changes in male and female net incomes, with 8.4 per cent of men and 6.9 per cent of women reporting an increase.

Source: The Irish Times June 24, 2020 14:34 UTC