2020 9.3% 2021 13.3% STRESS ON RELATIONSHIPS Far Worse 2020 23.8% 2021 18.9% ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES Far Worse 2O2O 6.0% 2021 8.5% ACCESS TO EDUCATION Excellent
22.6% 21.6%
30.6% 25.2%
The same 22.1% 24.9%
Much Better 17.4% 17.1%
The same 28.5% 24.7%
Much Better 21.0% 25.2%
Adequate
Poor
2020 2021
60.6% 58.4%
14.0% 15.9%
25.4% 25.7%
Table 6: Synopsis of COIVD-19 impacts from 2020 to 2021
This data indicates that there is marked negative change in the areas of health and wellbeing, housing and income. There was some negative change in the areas of employment and stress on relationships. There were no marked negative changes in terms of access to education/training, access to information and services during this period. The percentage of those ranking housing affordability as 1 at the start of COVID-19 and currently increased by 13.1 percentage points. According to this single piece of data, housing is the most impacted area over the last 12 months. The percentage of those ranking their current health and wellbeing as 1 or 2 was 11.2 percentage points higher than at the start of COVID-19. Again, this single piece of data indicates that health and wellbeing was the second most impacted area over the last 12 months. The next most impacted areas are employment and income. The percentage of those ranking employment opportunities and options as 1 or 2 at the start of COVID-19 and currently increased by 6.5 percentage points. The percentage of those ranking the adequacy of their income as 1 or 2 at the start of COVID-19 and currently increased by 9.1 percentage points.
Intersectionality: correlations across impact factors The research reveals that there are intersections across impact areas and effects. The survey responses identified correlations across factors due to the nature of COVID-19’s impacts. Some of the key crosscutting areas are:
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