COVID-19 Coping: a Barometer on Saskatchewan Mental Health

(Week 40)

[February 19, 2021] Since March 2020, we have been tracking how Saskatchewan residents have been holding up with COVID-19.

Here are the latest results from February 16 to 18, 2021. 

If you have display issues, please click the link in the top-right corner of your screen to view a web version of this barometer. 

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

Week 40 Results

Self-reported mental health returns to levels noted throughout January, and stress levels return to the low 70’s.

Outlook for the weeks ahead remains steady, with most anticipating things will remain unchanged. A slow growth in the proportion who feel things will get better is emerging throughout February.

Opinions remain unchanged and divided regarding future public health measures in Saskatchewan.

Awareness of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is low. More than four in ten believe active cases have either remained the same or increased since mid-January, when in fact actual statistics show active cases have dropped by more than 50%.*

Further to this point, less than one half of residents are aware that current active case counts are at the lowest level since mid-November 2020.

Claimed adherence to public health measures over the Family Day weekend appears to be better than that during the Christmas break.

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.

*https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/cases?filter=activeCases#cumulative-cases-tab