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Next, we seek to compare the stress level amongst people belonging to different age groups. Were children
left more perturbed due to the restriction on their freedom or were they more relaxed than before as had
more time to bond with their parents, grandparents, and siblings? Were old left more anxious because of the
looming threat of falling sick easily and taking longer to recover?

Depending on the age, we had divided people into 4 groups. ‘Young child’ were those who were below 15
years old. Between 15 and 30 were categorized as ‘Young’; 30 – 55 as ‘middle-aged’ and anyone above 55 were
categorized as ‘old’. From the data, we find that the stress level was highest amongst young child and old
relative to the other categories.

The income level of the household is also a very important determinant of their level of stress. Were poor
now made more conscious of their deprivation as many had to continue to go out to seek work to sustain
their families? They, unlike their rich counterpart, did not have the luxury to switch to the online platform.
The following graph laid credence to the theories proposed and we find that the mean anxiety increased

with the material deprivation of the household.

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