* Total sample. Sample size of respondents who live in local lockdown area: n = 360. Sample size of respondents who do not live in local lockdown area: n = 1,270.
** Data for "lives in local lockdown area" not included due to small sample size (<3).
Figures may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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COVID-19: comfort with eating out in Great Britain Oct 2020
Approximately one third of respondents in Great Britain said they were comfortable with dining out indoors at restaurants during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, independently of the lockdown status of the area they reside in, as of October 2020. The share of respondents who expressed discomfort was lower, with 23 percent of those living in a local lockdown area uncomfortable with eating out, compared to 25 percent of those not living in a lockdown area.
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