If no to Q5, how and why has your living situation changed. For example, did your living situation change because of government directed shelter-in-place orders? Or did you need to help take care of someone in a different household? (Q5a S + W2020)

This chart reflects answers collected from Question #5a from both the Spring 2020 and Winter 2020 surveys, which asked: “If no to Q5, how and why has your living situation changed. For example, did your living situation change because of government directed shelter-in-place orders? Or did you need to help take care of someone in a different household?” This was an open-ended question and no structured response was prepared. 

A total of 14 respondents answered this question. 

• 3 respondents moved due to pandemic-related hardships

• 4 respondents said they moved because of government mandated orders; 

• 3 respondents chose to move irrespectively of stay-at-home orders; 

• 2 respondents relocated because they were forced to leave the student dorms; 

• 2 respondents cite a combination of reasons for their move (including expiry of leases, issues with roommates, COVID-19 related safety actions);

• 1 respondents moved because of the structural deficiencies in their old home.

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey, which has been administered to 169 people over two time periods. The Spring 2020 survey was administered to 86 people between May and June, and the Winter 2020 survey was administered to 83 people between December 2020 and March 2021. Visit the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Spring + Winter 2020 Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.