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Those in the Indian ethnic group in the UK reported both an increased difficulty with sleep due to worry in the initial period of lockdown (April 2020) and had higher scores than other groups on a measure of self-reported mental health difficulties.
Almost three in 10 White Irish respondents were more likely than those White British, Chinese and other Asian or Black, African, Caribbean or Black British groups to report an increase in loneliness or continuing to feel lonely often between 2019 and April 2020.
Almost three in 10 White Irish respondents were more likely to report an increase in loneliness. Credit: PA
The financial resilience of households headed by someone of Black African or Other Black ethnicity prior to the pandemic was significantly lower than among households headed by those from most other ethnic groups.