COVID-19 Coping: a Barometer on Saskatchewan Mental Health

(Week Eight)

[May 15, 2020] In our continued curiosity to know how Saskatchewan residents are holding up with COVID-19, here's what they told us in week eight (May 12 to 14)...

Week Eight 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 eight - 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 dropped again this week and a growing number people believe things will stay the same over the next few weeks:

As pandemic-related stress declines again, concern about the economy rises:

Saskatchewan people are becoming more comfortable participating in various activities, with positive shifts noted this week:

While three in ten feel plans to open the province are too fast, more believe the plans are moving too slow when compared to last week.

As a new measure this week, Saskatchewan people strongly believe it is important to shop locally right now:

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.