Lockdown has seen a surge in anxiety across the UK with married couples the worst affected - largely because of the extra stress of home schooling.
Married couples or those in civil partnerships who have reported they are suffering from 'high' levels of anxiety more than doubled in the first month of Britain's shutdown.
Pensioners aged over 75 were also twice as likely to be highly stressed as those aged 16-24, the ONS found, with part of the blame being attributed to reporting of their higher risk of serious illness and death from coronavirus, and also their higher levels of loneliness.
Both of these groups, married couples and pensioners, reported the lowest anxiety levels pre-pandemic. The figures come after the rules were relaced
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