The vast majority of Irish adults expect the economy to be in worse shape next year as a result of the coronavirus, with almost a third of people worried about their job security.
A new wide-ranging survey on Irish perspectives and experience of Covid-19 shows universal concern among the public about the impact of the pandemic.
In the survey, which was commissioned by Behaviour and Attitudes and produced for RTÉ, some 97% of respondents said they were worried, while 42% said they were "extremely concerned".
A quarter of people indicated some connection to the infection, mainly knowing someone with the condition. More than half (56%) of those surveyed are anxious about the spread of the virus, while 49% are anxious about the lack of a