{"id":3039,"date":"2020-09-03T09:20:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T13:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/le0blog.wpengine.com\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2020-09-03T09:20:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T13:20:39","slug":"is-your-life-better-or-worse-than-before-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.legeropinion.com\/en\/surveys\/is-your-life-better-or-worse-than-before-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Life Better or Worse than Before the Pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all that has happened in 2020, it\u2019s no wonder that some people are declaring it the worst year ever. When we asked Canadians and Americans to tell us whether 2020 is the worst year they\u2019ve ever lived through until now<\/a>, 50% of Canadians and 58% of Americans said that it is.<\/p>\n

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The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly and fundamentally changed the way we live our lives, for better or for worse.<\/h3>\n

Approximately seven months into the pandemic, it\u2019s difficult to remember being able to leave our home without a mask, go shopping without disinfecting our hands first, work near others, or simply to eat a meal at a crowded restaurant.<\/p>\n

Tragically, many Canadians and Americans have gotten very sick due to COVID-19, and over 9,000 Canadians and nearly 180,000 Americans have died as of August 27, 2020.1\u00a0<\/sup>In addition, the world economy is experiencing the \u201cdeepest recession since World War Two,\u201d according to the World Bank.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

Despite the awful impacts of this pandemic, however, positive stories are also emerging. Some people are reporting that they love working from home, that they\u2019ve been able to take time to do things they were never able to before, or that they\u2019ve been able to slow their lives down and re-evaluate what really matters to them. On a broader scale, there is a movement to reconsider how we protect the environment, in order to \u201cbuild back better from the pandemic.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n

With this in mind, we were curious about whether Canadians and Americans feel that their life is currently better, worse, or about the same compared to before the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The greatest proportion of Canadians (57%) and Americans (48%) say that their life is currently about the same, compared to before the pandemic.<\/h3>\n

One-third (34%) of Canadians and nearly two-in-five (38%) Americans say that their life is worse, while about one-in-ten (9%) Canadians and 14% of Americans say it is better.<\/p>\n

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What are the main reasons that life is better<\/em>\u00a0compared to before the pandemic?<\/h3>\n

We asked those who said their life is better compared to before the pandemic why they feel this way.<\/p>\n

Among them, the top reasons life is better include:<\/p>\n