How safe or unsafe do you currently feel when outside your home due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?

Summary

  • Overall two thirds of respondents feel safe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whereas a fifth feel unsafe.
  • Respondents in the 16-24 and 45-54 age groups are most likely to feel safe outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whilst those aged 25-44 are most likely to feel unsafe.
  • Females and households with children are more likely to feel vulnerable to Covid-19 – over a quarter feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
  • The majority of respondents feel safe outside their home across each six of the postcode districts across the city.

Total sample

Base 1,922

This chart shows that two-thirds of residents feel safe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whereas just over a fifth feel unsafe (21%).

Age

Base 1,890

This chart shows that residents in the 16-24 (79%) and 45-54 (71%) age groups are most likely to feel safe outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, whilst those aged 25-34 and 35-44 are most likely to feel unsafe (27% and 28% respectively feel unsafe).

Gender

Base 1,848

This chart shows that females are more likely to feel vulnerable due to Covid-19; over a quarter (27%) feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak compared to 14% of males.

Household composition

Base 1,896

This chart shows that households with children are more likely to feel vulnerable due to Covid-19; over a quarter (26%) feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak compared to 19% of households without children.

Postcode

Base 1,922

This chart shows that residents living in PO1 and PO5 are most likely to feel unsafe; 29% of those living in PO1 and 27% of those living in PO5 feel unsafe when outside their home due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Residents from PO6 feel safest, 73% feel safe and 13% of them feel unsafe.