This is how Chron readers say the lockdown has affected their lives

In the latest look at the results of the Chronicle & Echo's Lockdown Survey, we look at how it has affected people, their relationships and their mental health

Our lockdown survey, published across this title and 150 others across the UK last week, offers an insight into how the coronavirus crisis and lockdown has impacted people in Northampton and their concerns for the future.

In total we asked readers 25 questions on their attitude towards the lockdown.

Of these questions, three focused on how the lockdown has affected mental health, relationships and concerns for the future - and today we can reveal how people in Northampton answered. Nearly 900 people completed the survey on the Chron's website. A total of 24,000 people across the country completed the survey across a number of titles.

We asked:

In relation to the impact of the lockdown, which of the following are you personally most concerned about?

The health and wellbeing of family/ friends 50.11%

Your health and wellbeing 17.00%

Security of your employment/ work 11.74%

Impact on your children’s education 10.07%

Your own/ household finances 6.15%

None of these 4.92%

How do you feel your own mental health has been affected by the lockdown?

Severely affected 12.19%

Slightly affected 39.37%

Not much affected 22.93%

Not at all affected 24.61%

Don’t know/ not sure 0.89%

If you live with a spouse/ partner, how has the lockdown affected your relationship?

It has brought us much closer together 10.40%

It has brought us slightly closer together 12.19%

It has not changed the relationship 43.62%

It has pulled us apart slightly 5.70%

It has pulled us apart a lot 1.23%

I do not live with a spouse/ partner 25.06%

Don’t know/ not sure 1.79%

This is how Chron readers say the lockdown has affected their lives - and their relationships