COVID-19 Coping: a Barometer on Saskatchewan Mental Health

(Week 7)

[May 8, 2020] In our continued curiosity to know how Saskatchewan residents are holding up with COVID-19, here's what they told us in week seven (May 5 to 7)...

Week Seven 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 seven - in a single word:

In terms of self-reported mental health, Saskatchewan people remain positive this week, with six in ten describing themselves as happy:

Stress levels due to COVID-19 have increased this week and optimism for the future has waned:

Mirroring future outlooks, concerns about the virus have increased slightly since last week:

With the gradual opening of the Saskatchewan economy, residents continue to note varying levels of comfort participating in activities. Comfort participating in some activities softens this week:

Most residents support the government’s plans to reopen the economy, although support has softened this week. Further, nearly four in ten think the time frame is too fast:

With the return of nice weather, many Saskatchewan residents continue to notice a decline in social distancing practices:

Among those currently working from home, opinions are very divided in terms of comfort level in returning to the work setting if asked by one’s employer:

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.