COVID-19 Coping: a Barometer on Saskatchewan Mental Health

(Week 20)

[September 11, 2020] Since March, we have been tracking how Saskatchewan residents have been holding up with COVID-19. Here are the latest results from September 8-10.

Week 20 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 rises this week:

Stress levels due to COVID-19 continue to decline since mid-July, yet outlooks for the weeks ahead remain mixed:

Despite mixed outlooks for the future, a growing number of residents feel it is time to start getting on with life vs. remaining cautious and keeping life on hold:

While opinions remain very much divided as to whether enough is being done for school-aged children, their parents and teachers given the pandemic, sentiments have improved this week:

Comfort installing a COVID-19 tracking app is mixed:

Those who feel it is time to get on with life are much less comfortable downloading the app:

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.