COVID-19 Coping: a Barometer on Saskatchewan Mental Health

(Week Ten)

[May 29, 2020] In our continued curiosity of knowing how Saskatchewan residents are holding up with COVID-19, here’s what they told us in week ten (May 26 to 28)…

Week Ten Results

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

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

Self-reported mental health remains steady, with two thirds describing themselves as happy:

Stress levels due to COVID-19 remain at an all-time low. Outlook for the weeks ahead remain positive:

Concern about both the virus and the economy hold steady:

Comfort participating in most activities holds steady. New data this week shows very few are comfortable travelling internationally:

Among parents with school-aged children at home, effectiveness of E-learning varies widely. One half describe it as “effective” while four in ten do not or have given up trying. Nearly one in ten did not pursue the non-required education through the school system. 

Saskatchewan residents' summer travel plans are very moderate at the moment. Three in ten do not plan on doing much, and a similar proportion plan to stick close to home. Few plan to travel elsewhere in Canada, with almost none intending to travel out of country:

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.