MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Americans admitting to some pandemic life silver
linings according to a healthinsurance.com national survey of
1,000 U.S. adults. From the 80% who have been more
focused on their health to the 73% who have improved their
self-care, there are some pandemic positives.
PANDEMIC LIFE SPOTLIGHT ON SELF-CARE
80% say they have been paying more attention to their health
since the pandemic began; that's an 11% increase from
June 2020. And 73% say their
self-care has improved since the start of the pandemic, that's an
81% increase from the healthinsurance.com June 2020 survey. Respondents are more self aware
and acting on it. Last month, 55% say they have packed on
some "pandemic pounds", and now 49% say they are dieting for
this summer season. The past 15 months of pandemic life have also
taken a toll. 51% feel like they need some time off from
work, that's a 22% increase from this time last year. Those
surveyed are acting on that need for a break with 78%
planning to travel this summer.
"RE-ENTRY" RESERVATIONS
80% of the respondents of this survey received the
COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 48% are still worried about
contracting COVID-19 even though they are vaccinated. 77%
are still wearing a mask in public. 59% have hesitations
about re-entering more normal social routines. Those hesitations
aren't preventing them from trying though; 54% have visited
a shopping mall; 59% have resumed going to restaurants and
or bars; 38% have resumed travel; 58% have started
going to other people's houses; 60% feel comfortable
resuming travel for work.
EVOLVING HEALTHCARE
67% believe the U.S. healthcare system has improved
since the pandemic began. 62% say COVID-19 has changed the
way they use healthcare; a 25% increase from June 2020. That change can most likely be
attributed to rapid adoption and 422% increase in
telemedicine since March 2020. Some
demographics have been more enthusiastic about these new options.
72% of men and 74% of 18-34 year olds say COVID-19
has changed the way they use healthcare. In fact,
81% of men say they will continue to use telemedicine.
How consumers are monitoring their health is also changing.
52% are using wearables like a FitBit or an Apple Watch;
that's a 24% increase from this time last year.
For the entire healthinsurance.com survey results and
methodology click here
METHODOLOGY:
The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen from June
2-6, 2021. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG
Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied to the overall sample
and lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education,
and political party to reasonably reflect the nation's population.
Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is
representative of that population. Margin of Sampling Error: +/-
3.1 percentage points (for full sample)
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