COVID-19 Coping: a Barometer on Saskatchewan Mental Health

(Week 17)

[August 7, 2020] In our continued curiosity of knowing how Saskatchewan residents are holding up with COVID-19, here’s what they told us in Week 17 (August 3 to 7)…

Week 17 Results

We surveyed 400 Saskatchewan residents on our consumer panel, SaskWatch Research®, each week.

The word cloud below shows how people are feeling this week - in a single word:

Self-reported mental health returns to levels seen for several weeks in May and June, in the high 60s:

Despite improved mental health metrics, stress levels due to COVID-19 remain higher than what was noted in May and June and in the first part of July. Related to this, outlook for the weeks ahead remains less positive:

Similarly, most remain equally concerned about both the virus and the economy:

Opinions are divided on making mask wearing mandatory in Saskatchewan for outdoor public areas, although a strong majority would support mandatory mask wearing for inside stores and public buildings:

Most residents state they would be comfortable taking a COVID-19 vaccine once developed and approved by Canadian authorities:

Since March 23, 2020, we started sharing a few brief insights from our online community, SaskWatch Research^®. As we monitor and trend the results by week, we will share the information with you as we get it.

Let us know if you have any questions for our panel about COVID-19.