Figure 1: Changes in the proportion of people providing unpaid care during the pandemic
| Nov 2020 / Jan 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | Not providing care | Providing <20 hours of care per week | Providing 20+ hours of care per week |
| Not providing care | 6827 | 1917 | 445 |
| Providing <20 hours of care | 626 | 543 | 266 |
| Providing 20+ hours of care | 131 | 77 | 287 |
Figure 2: Gender and childcare responsibility by caring status during the second wave of the pandemic
| Not providing care | Providing <20 hours of care per week | Providing 20+ hours of care per week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| No child under 15 responsible for | 47.5% | 40.3% | 44.1% | 44.5% | 31.7% | 51.0% |
| 1+ child under 15 responsible for | 0.4% | 11.7% | 0.3% | 11.2% | 0.0% | 17.2% |
Figure 3: Caring status by ethnicity during the second wave of the pandemic
| Not providing care | Providing <20 hours of care per week | Providing 20+ hours of care per week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 67.4% | 23.6% | 9.0% |
| Irish | 79.4% | 13.3% | 7.3% |
| Indian | 74.3% | 15.0% | 10.7% |
| Pakistani | 70.4% | 19.2% | 10.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 75.1% | 13.0% | 10.3% |
| Chinese | 81.2% | 12.0% | 6.8% |
| Caribbean | 73.0% | 14.8% | 12.2% |
| African | 53.1% | 39.0% | 7.2% |
Figure 4: Health conditions and health care access by caring status during the second wave of the pandemic
| Not providing care | Providing <20 hours of care per week | Providing 20+ hours of care per week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms Nov 2020 / Jan 2021 | 18% | 20% | 24% |
| Since 1st Jan 2020, been waiting for NHS treatment | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Two or more long term health conditions Nov 2020 / Jan 2021 | 56% | 60% | 63% |