Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health tracker study - wave 1 report

Findings of wave 1 of the Scottish COVID-19 (SCOVID) Mental Health Tracker Study based on questionnaire data collected between 28 May and 21 June 2020 (a period which coincided with the Phase 1 easing of lockdown measures).


Annex 6. Support network

Table J. Percentage (%) of respondents feeling connected or not to family, friends, colleagues and community during COVID-19 lockdown, by group
Group Family % Friends % Colleagues % Community %
Not connected (n=816) Connected (n= 1699) Not connected (n= 1402) Connected (n= 1113) Not connected (n= 1924) Connected (n= 590) Not connected (n= 2043) Connected (n= 472)
Age groups
18-29 30.6 69.4 46.4 53.6 75.2 24.8 82.5 17.5
30-59 35.3 64.7 59.1 40.9 68.2 31.8 80.2 19.8
60+ 29.3 70.7 57.7 42.3 90.7 9.3 81.9 18.1
Gender
Female 29.9 70.1 52.2 47.8 76.6 20.4 82.0 18.0
Male 34.9 65.1 59.7 40.3 73.3 26.7 80.3 19.7
Socio-economic group
Low 34.4 65.6 58.4 41.6 82.4 17.6 83.3 16.7
High 31.2 68.8 54.0 46.0 72.8 27.2 79.9 20.1
Carers
Not a carer/ <5hours 32.5 67.5 55.4 44.6 76.7 23.3 81.6 18.4
Carer 5hrs+ 31.0 69.0 58.1 41.9 75.4 24.6 78.4 21.6
Households
No under 16 34.8 65.2 56.4 43.6 79.3 20.7 82.9 17.1
Under 16 25.2 74.8 53.6 46.4 68.3 31.7 76.2 23.8
Live with others 29.3 70.7 56.0 44.0 75.4 24.6 81.7 18.3
Living alone 43.1 56.9 54.9 45.1 80.6 19.4 79.9 20.1
Key workers
No 31.9 68.1 56.1 43.9 83.9 16.1 82.7 17.3
Yes 34.7 65.3 54.3 45.7 48.0 52.0 75.4 24.6
Ethnicity
White 32.8 67.2 56.2 43.8 76.7 23.3 81.5 18.5
BAME 26.0 74.0 47.2 52.8 73.8 26.2 76.4 23.6
Residential area
Rural 33.1 66.9 57.9 42.1 80.3 19.7 79.9 20.1
Urban 32.3 67.7 55.1 44.9 75.5 24.5 81.6 18.4
Pre-existing mental health condition
No MH 30.1 69.9 53.4 46.6 74.8 25.2 79.9 20.1
Yes MH 47.9 52.1 71.2 28.8 88.2 11.8 89.7 10.3
Shielding or high risk
Not shielding 32.6 67.4 55.9 44.1 76.4 23.6 81.5 18.5
Shielding 29.1 70.9 52.7 47.3 77.4 22.6 76.4 23.6
Not High risk 33.6 66.4 56.0 44.0 73.3 26.7 81.3 18.7
High risk 28.2 71.8 54.8 45.2 88.4 11.6 81.0 19.0
Working status
No change 34.4 65.6 58.5 41.5 84.4 15.6 83.8 16.2
Change 30.4 69.6 52.9 47.1 68.2 31.8 78.6 21.4

* note, there was no 'not applicable option' which could impact the proportion of people who feel unconnected to colleagues in cases where the individual isn't working (e.g. the 60+ group and those who are unemployed). The sample size was 2514 for all these measures.

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