OVER three quarters of people in the South East say they will change their behaviour as a result of the pandemic, new research has found.

Research released last week by The National Lottery Community Fund found that 76 percent of people living in the South East think their behaviour will change.

Out of the people who took past in the survey, 40 percent said they would enjoy the simple pleasures in life more, 30 percent said they would spend more time with friends and family and 23 percent outlined re-evaluating life priorities as a priority.

The findings come from a newly-launched Community Research Index, an annual survey of over 7,000 adults across designed to check on how people are feeling about their communities and their key concerns for the year ahead.

The pandemic appears to have put a greater emphasis on health, with 28 percent of the 960 people in the South East asked, saying they intend to be healthier in future.

The experiences of the last year have also made 21 percent want to be more neighbourly, with 20 percent saying they would be kinder and another 20 percent more environmentally friendly.