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About 61 per cent of Richmondites who answered a May provincial survey said they were working remotely at that time—above the provincial average of 54.9 per cent.
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Provincial survey shows more Richmondites working remotely
By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published 4:56 PST, Fri December 4, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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More Richmondites are working remotely than the BC average, according to the results of a province-wide COVID-19 survey released today.
The May survey by the BC Centre for Disease Control shows that 60.8 per cent of Richmond respondents said they were working from home, compared to the provincial average of 54.9 per cent, but slightly below the Vancouver Coastal Health region average of 65.1 per cent.
Overall, it seems that Richmond respondents are coping with the pandemic in healthier ways, with just 17.9 per cent saying they’re consuming more alcohol than they did pre-pandemic (compared to 26.9 per cent across BC and 27.9 per cent across the Vancouver Coastal Health region). And 33.1 per cent of Richmondites said they’re sleeping more, higher than both the BC and regional averages (26.2 and 31.3 per cent respectively).
However, there are still some local challenges. Fifty-five per cent of Richmond respondents said they had difficulty accessing their family doctor, compared to 51.8 per cent provincial and 49.4 per cent regional averages. And 20.1 per cent of Richmondites said they’re worried about food security, compared to just above 15 per cent on average at the BC and Vancouver Coastal Health levels.
A greater percentage of Richmondites (32.3 per cent) are concerned for their own health than the provincial average of 26.9 per cent, with the regional average at 26.4 per cent. But the same percentage of local respondents reported being quite stressed most days, around 18 per cent total.
Among respondents with kids, 67.9 per cent of Richmondites said their kids had less contact with friends after schools closed in-person, compared to a much higher provincial (77.6 per cent) and regional average (76.5 per cent). But across the Vancouver Coastal Health region, including in Richmond, more parents of children aged 1-4 lost or discontinued their childcare during the pandemic than the provincial average (75.3 per cent locally). And just 51.2 per cent said their children experienced more stress after schools closed, compared to 59.2 per cent provincially and 56.8 per cent regionally.
To read more results from the province’s survey, including from Richmond respondents, click here.
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