Containment for all, hardship for some. The results of the first wave of the CoCo project survey.

Summary To what extent does the Covid-19 disrupt our daily lives? How is the French population experiencing the confinement? To what extent are social inequalities exacerbated and social cohesion threatened? The CoCo project provides answers to these topical questions by comparing living conditions in France before and after the blockade. This is the first of a series of preliminary reports that we will publish in the coming weeks. We will study the impact of this new experience of home confinement on family life, schooling, work, health and well-being. This report focuses on how the French population coped with the first two weeks of containment. We find that the virus quickly became a tangible threat: about four out of ten people know someone who has been infected. Despite this, three quarters of the French population say they do not feel too stressed. In some cases, this experience is lived with philosophy: the long hours spent at home allow to slow down the rhythm and to reflect on the meaning of life. More than anything, it is the access to nature and green spaces that relieves those who are trying to adapt to a social organization that is now centered on the home. Yet cracks are showing. Women, the foreign-born, and individuals facing financial hardship are under greater emotional stress than the rest of the population. Gender inequalities were reinforced during confinement: women spend even more time cleaning and caring for others. Although Covid-19 tends to affect men more, the consequences of confinement affect women more intensely.