The coronavirus pandemic was the most common reason for leaving paid work for those previously working in personal services such as hairdressers (40%), arts, entertainment and recreation (46%) and the hospitality sector (32%). Those who have a mental or physical health condition or illness were more likely to report the coronavirus pandemic as a reason for leaving their previous job (21%) than those who have not (11%). Read more about this in our Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain bulletinĭownload this chart Those with a health condition were more likely to report the coronavirus pandemic as a reason for leaving their previous job ImageĪmong people aged 50 to 65 years in Great Britain who have left or lost their job since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and would consider returning to work, around one in six (17%) reported that they left their job because of the coronavirus pandemic (10 to 29 August 2022). This is similar to that reported for the period 21 December 2022 to 8 January 2023 (15%).įurther estimates on the social impacts of COVID-19, with trends over time and breakdowns by age and sex, can be found in our Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other illnesses dataset. This is lower than reported for the period of 25 January to 5 February 2023 (13%).Īround 1 in 7 adults (14%) avoided contact with older or other vulnerable people because of the coronavirus pandemic or other illnesses such as coughs and colds in the past seven days (22 February to 5 March 2023). Those who used a face covering did not necessarily use it always or often.Īround 1 in 9 adults (11%) who had travelled on public transport in the past seven days said they wore a face covering for part, or all, of their last journey (22 February to 5 March 2023). This is the same as reported for the period 25 January to 5 February 2023.Īlmost 1 in 5 adults (18%) have used a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days (22 February to 5 March 2023), similar to that reported for the period of 25 January to 5 February 2023 (21%). Read more about this in our Overseas travel and tourism: October and November 2022 provisional results bulletinįewer than 1 in 10 adults took a lateral flow test in the latest weekįewer than 1 in 10 adults (8%) took a lateral flow test in the last seven days (22 February to 5 March 2023). For instance, 68% of overseas visits in October 2022 (4.9 million) and 59% of overseas visits in November 2022 (2.6 million) were residents going on holiday. The most common reason for UK residents visiting overseas was going on holiday. This was down 15% from pre-pandemic numbers in October 2019 (8.4 million) and down 23% from November 2019 (5.7 million).
UK residents made 7.2 million overseas visits in October 2022 and 4.4 million visits in November 2022.
This was followed by visiting friends or relatives (33% in October 37% in November), which had overtaken holidays as the most popular reason for travel during the pandemic. Holidays remained the most common reason for visits to the UK in October 2022 (39%, 1.3 million) and November (38%, 1.2 million). Overall, there were an estimated 3.2 million visits to the UK by overseas residents in both October and November 2022. This is the first time since the beginning of COVID-19 that visits to the UK have been above pre-pandemic levels. In November 2022, visits to the UK were 2% higher than that of the last comparable month since the pandemic began (3.1 million visits in November 2019). Visits to the UK reach pre-pandemic levels
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