Fewer than 1 in 10 adults sleeping well during lockdown

Fewer than 1 in 10 (7.7%) people say they are currently getting 'very good' quality sleep during the Covid-19 lockdown. This has deteriorated by 39.4% as the pandemic has progressed, find UCL researchers as part of the Covid-19 Social Study. The number of people who said their sleep quality was 'very poor' increased from autumn 2020 (5.41%) to the start of the New Year (10.1%), although this figure is now decreasing (so sleep quality has started to improve) People with lower household incomes, those with a mental or physical health condition, people with lower levels of education, and those from ethnic minority backgrounds have reported higher levels of 'very poor' sleep quality. However, adults aged 60+, people who do not have a diagnosed mental health condition, men, those of white ethnicity, and people not living with children have reported better quality sleep over the past year. Over half (52.5%) of participants have already received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and vaccine hesitancy among participants has decreased substantially since the autumn. Specifically, a third (32.6%) who reported being 'very unlikely' to receive the vaccine last autumn, (so the most hesitant), have now already had at least one dose. Similarly, a fifth (21.6%) of this group - those who reported 'very unlikely' the autumn of 2020 - now report being 'very likely' to have the vaccine by March 2021.