Print Email Facebook Twitter The combined effect of Covid-19 and neighbourhood deprivation on two dimensions of subjective well-being Title The combined effect of Covid-19 and neighbourhood deprivation on two dimensions of subjective well-being: Empirical evidence from England Author Bezzo, Franco Bonomi (University of Milan) Silva, Laura (ENSAE Paris; Sciences Po) van Ham, M. (TU Delft Urbanism; University of St Andrews) Department Urbanism Date 2021 Abstract Objectives The Covid-19 pandemic is hitting societies hard, and people living in disadvantaged circumstances are among the most affected. We investigate the combined effects of the Covid-19 crisis and living in a deprived neighbourhood on two dimensions of subjective well-being: hedonic (i.e. mental health) and evaluative (i.e. life satisfaction) subjective well-being. Methods We use longitudinal data from the Understanding Society UK panel. We combine data gathered in the main survey between 2015 and 2019 with very recent data from the Covid-19 online survey between April and July 2020. Leveraging a sample of nearly 9,600 English individuals, we first run a set of cross-sectional OLS regressions to analyse changes over time in the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and subjective well-being. Then, as our main model of interest, we use a fixed effect difference-in-differences model to provide more robust evidence. Results Since the beginning of the crisis, both levels of hedonic and evaluative well-being have decreased as a result of the pandemic and lockdown. However, for those living in more deprived neighbourhoods the level of hedonic well-being decreased more than for those living in better areas. We found no such difference for evaluative well-being. Conclusion Our results highlight the importance of reducing neighbourhood inequalities as the spatial clustering of disadvantages has increased by the pandemic. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:735a780a-bc2b-456d-8abe-c5013fe31fe3 DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255156 ISSN 1932-6203 Source PLoS ONE, 16 (7) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 Franco Bonomi Bezzo, Laura Silva, M. van Ham Files PDF journal.pone.0255156.pdf 901.08 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:735a780a-bc2b-456d-8abe-c5013fe31fe3/datastream/OBJ/view