This week our Opinions and Lifestyle survey (covering the period 14 to 18 October) continues to look at aspects of life such as measures to prevent the spread of the virus and impacts on children and schools ow.ly/mVfR50C0xC8
4% of adults had met up indoors in a group of more than six people.
However, more than half of these met for approved reasons such as worship service, sports or exercise, or child’s activity class ow.ly/dGfv50C0xMv
More than a quarter of adults with dependent children said the pandemic is affecting their child’s feelings about going to school or college a lot.
Meanwhile, 64% were very or somewhat worried about their child going to school or college this term ow.ly/7dE450C0xW5
8% of adults with dependent children had their oldest child sent home due to #COVID19 in their class, year group or bubble.
Of the remaining adults whose oldest child hadn’t been sent home, 41% said their school or college had an outbreak ow.ly/y7m550C0xXm
Among those who’d either been sent home or had an outbreak, 74% said the school had done a good job in handling the #COVID19 outbreak ow.ly/CTCs50C0y1C
66% of adults with dependent children reported their oldest child had a lot or some support from their school or college to catch up with education missed during spring and summer as a result of the #coronavirus pandemic ow.ly/AGxZ50C0y8o
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As part of this week’s bulletin we are reporting estimates of how many people would test positive for #COVID19 in each of the UK’s constituent countries for the first time following the continued expansion of the survey ow.ly/G1Um50C0Dys
Headline estimates for England suggest infection numbers have continued to rise in recent weeks.
At any given time between 10-16 October around 1 in 130 people not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings would test positive for #COVID19ow.ly/CrIw50C0DBO
During the most recent week, we estimate there were around 35,200 new #COVID19 infections per day in England ow.ly/Jx5050C0DFo
Our most recent data show that 2019 continued the trend in reducing aged standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) of breast cancer in the female population
In England and Wales, deaths due to breast cancer accounted for 3.8% of all female deaths registered in 2019
In 2019, breast cancer was the leading cause of death for females aged 35 to 64
In September 2020, there were 39,827 deaths registered in England, 2,568 deaths more than the five-year average (2015 to 2019.)
In Wales, there were 2,610 deaths registered, 135 deaths more than the five-year average for September ow.ly/8vnf50C0w6J
The leading cause of death in September was dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, accounting for 11.2% of deaths in England and 11.1% of deaths in Wales ow.ly/uXtP50C0wcS
#COVID19 did not feature in the top 10 causes of death in September for England and Wales.
• In England it was the 19th most common cause of death
• In Wales it was the 24th most common cause of death
Looking at data from 2018 we’ve explored the number of people in the UK who at some time in their lives have experienced housing difficulties.
This release takes in to account the extent, causes, methods of exit, current situations, and associated factors ow.ly/VfHS50BZshC
Almost 1 in 10 adults (9%) in the UK in 2018 had experienced some form of housing difficulty at some point in their life.
Temporarily staying with friends or relatives was the most common type of housing difficulties, accounting for 62% of experiences ow.ly/TuHk50BZsuI
The main reason provided for experiencing housing difficulties was a breakdown of relationships, family problems or both, with this being reported in almost half (48%) of all cases of housing difficulties ow.ly/VBEf50BZsBU
Our latest economic and society impact indicators have been published today as part of our response to the #coronavirus pandemic ow.ly/4kzb50BZr4d
71% of businesses in the economy as a whole said that they were at no risk of insolvency, or at only low risk.
However, in the accommodation and food services industry, 17% said that they were at severe risk ow.ly/nDE950BZr6H
The proportion of adults who travelled to work was down 5 percentage points, to 60%, according to the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey for 14 to 18 October.
Those working from home increased to 25%, the highest since the beginning of August ow.ly/5raE50BZrcm