Studying well-being during the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Encovid-19 survey

Abstract

The Encovid-19 is a cross-sectional telephone survey, representative of the Mexican population, whose main objective is to provide a scientifically robust diagnosis of the changes in household well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article details its methodological and conceptual design, as well as the main results of its first five rounds. The Encovid-19 not only documents
the deep crisis in employment created by the social distancing measures and the transition to the “nueva normalidad”, but also analyzes its association with other dimensions of wellbeing, such as mental health and food security.