Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health tracker study - wave 2 report
Wave 2 findings (data collected from 17 July and 17 August 2020) indicate increased rates of suicidal thoughts, no significant changes in rates of depression or anxiety, and an improvement in most other indicators of mental health and wellbeing, compared to Wave 1 (data from 28 May to 21 June 2020)
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Annex 1. Descriptive analysis of data with weights on and weights off
Weights off | Weights on | |||
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% | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 |
Depressive symptoms | 19.79 | 19.32 | 25.51 | 24.06 |
Anxiety symptoms | 13.74 | 13.74 | 19.26 | 16.90 |
Suicidal ideation | 6.58 | 9.65 | 10.32 | 13.35 |
GHQ-12 cut-off | 28.07 | 26.37 | 35.84 | 28.78 |
Wellbeing | 21.98 | 22.14 | 21.27 | 21.66 |
Loneliness | 4.94 | 4.60 | 5.18 | 4.70 |
Defeat | 3.55 | 3.41 | 4.03 | 3.72 |
Entrapment | 3.20 | 3.08 | 3.74 | 3.41 |
Resilience | 10.77 | 10.99 | 10.30 | 10.62 |
Social support | 14.60 | 14.53 | 14.24 | 14.44 |
Distress | 2.39 | 2.22 | 2.81 | 2.46 |
Life satisfaction | 6.47 | 6.46 | 6.31 | 6.36 |
*Wave 1 data includes only those who completed Wave 1 and Wave 2
Depressive symptoms | Anxiety symptoms | Suicidal ideation | GHQ-12 cut-off | |||||||
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Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||
Gender | N | |||||||||
Men | 1198 | 20.0 | 24.4 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 10.2 | 16.3 | 38.7 | 25.4 | |
Women | 1269 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 26.2 | 32.0 | |
Age | ||||||||||
18-29 | 541 | 40.3 | 42.3 | 25.9 | 32.3 | 18.7 | 26.2 | 45.5 | 41.6 | |
30-59 | 1178 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 34.2 | 30.6 | |
60+ | 749 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 21.3 | 16.7 | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
No MH | 2059 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 28.4 | 25.6 | |
MH | 307 | 63.5 | 60.3 | 49.5 | 41.7 | 25.2 | 36.7 | 62.5 | 51.3 | |
SEG | ||||||||||
Low | 924 | 27.5 | 29.4 | 19.6 | 22.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 35.6 | 32.2 | |
High | 1442 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 30.9 | 26.8 | |
Dependents | ||||||||||
No dependents <16 | 1791 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 32.5 | 28.7 | |
Dependents <16 | 575 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 10.8 | 15.5 | 33.1 | 29.0 | |
Key worker | ||||||||||
Not a key worker | 1943 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 31.8 | 28.5 | |
Key worker | 459 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 11.9 | 17.1 | 36.7 | 30.0 | |
Rural | ||||||||||
Rural | 481 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 34.4 | 28.7 | |
Urban | 1921 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 32.2 | 28.8 | |
Physical health | ||||||||||
No PH | 1992 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 31.0 | 26.8 | |
PH | 480 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 39.4 | 36.7 | |
Carer | ||||||||||
Not a carer | 2038 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 30.5 | 27.1 | |
Carer | 349 | 32.7 | 29.5 | 23.2 | 20.3 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 45.7 | 38.6 | |
Live alone | ||||||||||
Not alone | 1860 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 9.6 | 13.3 | 34.9 | 31.4 | |
Alone | 543 | 22.8 | 24.8 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 25.1 | 19.8 | |
Change to working status | ||||||||||
No change | 1270 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 28.6 | 24.6 | |
Change | 1132 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 37.1 | 33.4 |
Depressive symps | Anxiety symps | Suicidal ideation | GHQ-12 cut | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||
Gender | N | |||||||||
Men | 840 | 14.05 | 15.36 | 9.40 | 10.36 | 7.52 | 9.59 | 38.03 | 31.01 | |
Women | 861 | 25.44 | 23.23 | 18.00 | 17.07 | 6.11 | 9.72 | 21.61 | 21.67 | |
Age | ||||||||||
18-29 | 177 | 40.11 | 36.72 | 27.12 | 27.68 | 16.46 | 20.73 | 45.83 | 38.42 | |
30-59 | 872 | 23.51 | 22.13 | 16.86 | 16.40 | 8.98 | 12.32 | 33.66 | 29.93 | |
60+ | 654 | 9.33 | 10.86 | 5.96 | 6.42 | 1.55 | 3.29 | 20.61 | 18.35 | |
Ethnicty | ||||||||||
White | 1654 | 19.04 | 18.86 | 13.54 | 13.18 | 6.44 | 9.22 | 29.84 | 25.94 | |
BAME | 49 | 44.90 | 34.69 | 20.41 | 32.65 | 20.45 | 25.00 | 31.11 | 40.82 | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
No MH | 1506 | 14.28 | 14.01 | 9.36 | 10.29 | 4.99 | 7.18 | 25.53 | 22.84 | |
MH | 197 | 61.93 | 59.90 | 47.21 | 40.10 | 21.55 | 30.11 | 63.74 | 53.30 | |
SEG | ||||||||||
Low | 572 | 25.00 | 12.66 | 17.48 | 24.83 | 9.51 | 12.66 | 33.46 | 29.55 | |
High | 1131 | 17.15 | 8.14 | 11.85 | 16.53 | 5.50 | 8.14 | 28.06 | 24.76 | |
Carer 5+ | ||||||||||
Not a carer 5+ | 1522 | 18.59 | 18.20 | 12.61 | 12.75 | 5.91 | 9.01 | 28.20 | 25.10 | |
Carer 5+ | 170 | 31.18 | 30.00 | 24.12 | 22.94 | 14.81 | 16.05 | 45.34 | 38.24 | |
Dependents | ||||||||||
No dependents <16 | 1354 | 18.91 | 19.05 | 13.15 | 13.00 | 6.18 | 8.58 | 28.42 | 25.92 | |
Dependents <16 | 349 | 23.21 | 20.34 | 16.05 | 16.62 | 9.28 | 13.81 | 35.74 | 28.08 | |
Key worker | ||||||||||
Not a key worker | 1394 | 18.72 | 18.44 | 12.84 | 12.84 | 6.10 | 8.60 | 29.14 | 25.18 | |
Key worker | 309 | 24.60 | 23.30 | 17.80 | 17.80 | 10.03 | 14.29 | 33.22 | 31.72 |
Wellbeing | Loneliness | Defeat | Entrapment | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||
Gender | N | |||||||||
Men | 1198 | 21.68 | 21.90 | 4.92 | 4.56 | 3.53 | 3.43 | 3.24 | 3.34 | |
Women | 1269 | 21.14 | 21.45 | 5.24 | 4.83 | 4.26 | 3.99 | 3.88 | 3.48 | |
Age | ||||||||||
18-29 | 541 | 19.21 | 19.74 | 5.77 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.91 | 4.79 | 4.64 | |
30-59 | 1178 | 20.93 | 21.10 | 5.11 | 4.84 | 4.35 | 4.11 | 4.06 | 3.77 | |
60+ | 749 | 23.65 | 23.89 | 4.56 | 4.19 | 2.42 | 2.27 | 1.94 | 1.98 | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
No MH | 2059 | 21.13 | 22.28 | 4.90 | 4.51 | 3.24 | 3.11 | 2.88 | 2.81 | |
MH | 307 | 16.2 | 17.29 | 6.4 | 6.00 | 8.57 | 7.99 | 8.43 | 7.67 | |
SEG | ||||||||||
Low | 924 | 20.45 | 20.90 | 5.32 | 4.93 | 4.41 | 4.14 | 4.12 | 3.93 | |
High | 1442 | 21.95 | 22.11 | 4.95 | 4.56 | 3.60 | 3.48 | 3.24 | 3.11 | |
Physical health | ||||||||||
No PH | 1992 | 21.6 | 21.94 | 5.03 | 4.58 | 3.66 | 3.43 | 3.32 | 3.07 | |
PH | 480 | 20.54 | 20.52 | 5.33 | 5.17 | 4.89 | 4.90 | 4.57 | 4.79 | |
Dependents | ||||||||||
No dependents <16 | 1791 | 21.51 | 21.75 | 5.11 | 4.72 | 3.89 | 3.76 | 3.6 | 3.46 | |
Dependents <16 | 575 | 20.97 | 21.35 | 5.01 | 4.61 | 3.96 | 3.59 | 3.49 | 3.25 | |
Key worker | ||||||||||
Not a key worker | 1943 | 21.48 | 21.74 | 5.11 | 4.69 | 3.94 | 3.74 | 3.56 | 3.44 | |
Key worker | 459 | 21.02 | 21.29 | 4.99 | 4.73 | 3.74 | 3.63 | 3.64 | 3.30 | |
Rural | ||||||||||
Rural | 481 | 21.51 | 21.57 | 5.08 | 4.85 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 3.68 | 3.31 | |
Urban | 1921 | 21.36 | 21.68 | 5.09 | 4.66 | 3.88 | 3.68 | 3.54 | 3.44 | |
Carer | ||||||||||
Not a carer | 2038 | 21.45 | 21.67 | 5.09 | 4.71 | 3.79 | 3.63 | 3.45 | 3.34 | |
Carer | 349 | 21.12 | 21.54 | 5.08 | 4.66 | 4.62 | 4.30 | 4.27 | 3.89 | |
Live alone | ||||||||||
Not alone | 1860 | 21.42 | 21.55 | 4.96 | 4.57 | 3.94 | 3.76 | 3.52 | 3.38 | |
Alone | 543 | 21.29 | 22.05 | 5.54 | 5.14 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.75 | 3.54 | |
Change to working status | ||||||||||
No change | 1270 | 21.78 | 22.01 | 4.9 | 4.61 | 3.6 | 3.46 | 3.28 | 3.08 | |
Change | 1132 | 20.96 | 21.27 | 5.29 | 4.80 | 4.24 | 4.02 | 3.89 | 3.78 |
Wellbeing | Loneliness | Defeat | Entrapment | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||
Gender | N | |||||||||
Men | 840 | 22.54 | 22.73 | 4.68 | 4.40 | 2.91 | 2.86 | 2.62 | 2.70 | |
Women | 861 | 21.44 | 21.57 | 5.20 | 4.79 | 4.17 | 3.95 | 3.76 | 3.45 | |
Age | ||||||||||
18-29 | 177 | 19.16 | 19.83 | 5.84 | 5.19 | 4.99 | 4.86 | 4.99 | 4.54 | |
30-59 | 872 | 21.26 | 21.29 | 5.05 | 4.77 | 4.16 | 3.98 | 3.83 | 3.64 | |
60+ | 654 | 23.69 | 23.90 | 4.56 | 4.21 | 2.34 | 2.27 | 1.87 | 1.93 | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
No MH | 1506 | 22.63 | 22.77 | 4.76 | 4.42 | 2.94 | 2.85 | 2.56 | 2.50 | |
MH | 197 | 16.94 | 17.35 | 6.31 | 5.94 | 8.20 | 7.74 | 8.03 | 7.46 | |
SEG | ||||||||||
Low | 572 | 21.00 | 21.20 | 5.24 | 4.85 | 4.17 | 3.91 | 3.84 | 3.63 | |
High | 1131 | 22.47 | 22.61 | 4.79 | 4.47 | 3.23 | 3.16 | 2.87 | 2.79 | |
Physical health | ||||||||||
No PH | 1329 | 22.20 | 22.43 | 4.84 | 4.47 | 3.29 | 3.10 | 2.94 | 2.73 | |
PH | 374 | 21.19 | 21.10 | 5.29 | 5.05 | 4.45 | 4.51 | 4.09 | 4.30 | |
Dependents | ||||||||||
No dependents <16 | 1354 | 22.20 | 22.32 | 4.95 | 4.61 | 3.44 | 3.35 | 3.10 | 2.99 | |
Dependents <16 | 349 | 21.11 | 21.42 | 4.93 | 4.57 | 3.95 | 3.67 | 3.55 | 3.39 | |
Key worker | ||||||||||
Not a key worker | 1394 | 22.15 | 22.28 | 4.95 | 4.57 | 3.52 | 3.34 | 3.12 | 3.04 | |
Key worker | 309 | 21.21 | 21.48 | 4.92 | 4.72 | 3.65 | 3.74 | 3.54 | 3.23 | |
Rural | ||||||||||
Rural | 389 | 22.23 | 22.45 | 4.95 | 4.66 | 3.47 | 3.37 | 3.00 | 2.82 | |
Urban | 1314 | 21.90 | 22.05 | 4.94 | 4.58 | 3.57 | 3.43 | 3.26 | 3.15 | |
Carer | ||||||||||
Not a carer | 1412 | 22.10 | 22.21 | 4.95 | 4.62 | 3.43 | 3.28 | 3.06 | 2.96 | |
Carer | 280 | 21.46 | 21.76 | 4.90 | 4.51 | 4.16 | 4.11 | 3.90 | 3.67 | |
Live alone | ||||||||||
Not alone | 1306 | 22.08 | 22.24 | 4.77 | 4.42 | 3.48 | 3.36 | 3.13 | 3.03 | |
Alone | 397 | 21.63 | 21.80 | 5.52 | 5.17 | 3.76 | 3.57 | 3.41 | 3.22 | |
Change to working status | ||||||||||
No change | 952 | 22.34 | 22.53 | 4.80 | 4.50 | 3.29 | 3.16 | 2.94 | 2.79 | |
Change | 751 | 21.52 | 21.64 | 5.12 | 4.72 | 3.88 | 3.73 | 3.52 | 3.43 |
Resilience | Social support | Life satisfaction | Distress | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||
Gender | N | |||||||||
Men | 1198 | 10.59 | 10.83 | 14.33 | 14.49 | 6.28 | 6.34 | 2.29 | 2.17 | |
Women | 1269 | 10.21 | 10.43 | 14.66 | 14.40 | 6.4 | 6.37 | 3.07 | 2.74 | |
Age | ||||||||||
18-29 | 541 | 9.01 | 9.43 | 14.25 | 14.52 | 5.9 | 6.04 | 3.76 | 3.38 | |
30-59 | 1178 | 9.88 | 10.05 | 14.17 | 13.85 | 6 | 6.07 | 3 | 2.67 | |
60+ | 749 | 12.18 | 12.37 | 15.18 | 15.30 | 7.19 | 7.04 | 1.45 | 1.5 | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
No MH | 2059 | 11.05 | 11.17 | 14.74 | 14.74 | 6.66 | 6.64 | 2.4 | 2.19 | |
MH | 307 | 5.81 | 6.77 | 12.79 | 12.31 | 4.13 | 4.37 | 4.77 | 4.38 | |
SEG | ||||||||||
Low | 924 | 10.14 | 10.42 | 13.82 | 13.65 | 5.98 | 6.03 | 2.88 | 2.71 | |
High | 1442 | 10.55 | 10.74 | 14.90 | 14.91 | 6.55 | 6.55 | 2.58 | 2.32 | |
Physical health | ||||||||||
No PH | 1992 | 10.58 | 10.80 | 14.59 | 14.58 | 6.5 | 6.57 | 2.63 | 2.38 | |
PH | 480 | 9.66 | 9.93 | 14.15 | 13.89 | 5.69 | 5.50 | 2.95 | 2.82 | |
Dependents | ||||||||||
No dependents <16 | 1791 | 10.51 | 10.75 | 14.41 | 14.37 | 6.34 | 6.32 | 2.57 | 2.42 | |
Dependents <16 | 575 | 10.01 | 10.17 | 14.82 | 14.68 | 6.41 | 6.48 | 3.12 | 2.63 | |
Key worker | ||||||||||
Not a key worker | 1943 | 10.42 | 10.71 | 14.61 | 14.49 | 6.35 | 6.32 | 2.64 | 2.43 | |
Key worker | 459 | 10.29 | 10.26 | 14.03 | 14.25 | 6.32 | 6.52 | 2.9 | 2.63 | |
Rural | ||||||||||
Rural | 481 | 10.29 | 10.70 | 14.40 | 14.46 | 6.25 | 6.22 | 2.73 | 2.56 | |
Urban | 1921 | 10.42 | 10.61 | 14.52 | 14.43 | 6.36 | 6.39 | 2.68 | 2.44 | |
Carer | ||||||||||
Not a carer | 2038 | 10.45 | 10.69 | 14.47 | 14.50 | 6.39 | 6.42 | 2.59 | 2.44 | |
Carer | 349 | 10.11 | 10.23 | 14.73 | 14.15 | 6.09 | 6.01 | 3.28 | 2.66 | |
Live alone | ||||||||||
Not alone | 1860 | 10.27 | 10.45 | 15.51 | 15.37 | 6.43 | 6.42 | 2.79 | 2.50 | |
Alone | 543 | 10.83 | 11.24 | 10.99 | 11.24 | 6.03 | 6.16 | 2.35 | 2.35 | |
Change to working status | ||||||||||
No change | 1270 | 10.82 | 10.99 | 14.65 | 14.69 | 6.51 | 6.51 | 2.39 | 2.2 | |
Change | 1132 | 9.92 | 10.21 | 14.34 | 14.16 | 6.15 | 6.19 | 3.03 | 2.76 |
Resilience | Social support | Life satisfaction | Distress | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||
Gender | N | |||||||||
Men | 840 | 11.20 | 11.36 | 14.66 | 14.71 | 6.56 | 6.56 | 1.84 | 1.77 | |
Women | 861 | 10.34 | 10.63 | 14.53 | 14.36 | 6.38 | 6.35 | 2.93 | 2.67 | |
Age | ||||||||||
18-29 | 177 | 8.78 | 9.33 | 14.47 | 14.43 | 5.92 | 6.10 | 3.86 | 3.35 | |
30-59 | 872 | 10.14 | 10.31 | 14.22 | 14.02 | 6.10 | 6.12 | 2.84 | 2.57 | |
60+ | 654 | 12.13 | 12.35 | 15.14 | 15.24 | 7.11 | 7.00 | 1.40 | 1.45 | |
Mental health | ||||||||||
No MH | 1506 | 11.37 | 11.52 | 14.91 | 14.84 | 6.78 | 6.73 | 2.10 | 1.96 | |
MH | 197 | 6.21 | 6.97 | 12.18 | 12.19 | 4.12 | 4.34 | 4.60 | 4.22 | |
SEG | ||||||||||
Low | 572 | 10.37 | 10.63 | 13.75 | 13.73 | 6.02 | 6.06 | 2.68 | 2.48 | |
High | 1131 | 10.96 | 11.17 | 15.03 | 14.94 | 6.70 | 6.65 | 2.25 | 2.09 | |
Physical health | ||||||||||
No PH | 1329 | 10.99 | 11.20 | 14.78 | 14.70 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 2.31 | 2.12 | |
PH | 374 | 9.97 | 10.24 | 13.94 | 13.93 | 5.78 | 5.69 | 2.69 | 2.57 | |
Dependents | ||||||||||
No dependents <16 | 1354 | 10.93 | 11.17 | 14.49 | 14.47 | 6.50 | 6.45 | 2.21 | 2.13 | |
Dependents <16 | 349 | 10.12 | 10.31 | 15.03 | 14.76 | 6.38 | 6.46 | 3.09 | 2.58 | |
Key worker | ||||||||||
Not a key worker | 1394 | 10.85 | 11.12 | 14.64 | 14.61 | 6.50 | 6.46 | 2.31 | 2.16 | |
Key worker | 309 | 10.38 | 10.42 | 14.41 | 14.17 | 6.36 | 6.45 | 2.75 | 2.50 | |
Rural | ||||||||||
Rural | 389 | 10.97 | 11.28 | 14.39 | 14.52 | 6.64 | 6.49 | 2.26 | 2.08 | |
Urban | 1314 | 10.70 | 10.91 | 14.66 | 14.54 | 6.42 | 6.45 | 2.43 | 2.26 | |
Carer | ||||||||||
Not a carer | 1412 | 10.86 | 11.07 | 14.59 | 14.54 | 6.52 | 6.51 | 2.31 | 2.18 | |
Carer | 280 | 10.37 | 10.64 | 14.69 | 14.52 | 6.26 | 6.18 | 2.80 | 2.48 | |
Live alone | ||||||||||
Not alone | 1306 | 10.71 | 10.91 | 15.83 | 15.68 | 6.62 | 6.57 | 2.44 | 2.23 | |
Alone | 397 | 10.95 | 11.25 | 10.55 | 10.76 | 5.99 | 6.09 | 2.24 | 2.19 | |
Change to working status | ||||||||||
No change | 952 | 11.13 | 11.32 | 14.77 | 14.78 | 6.64 | 6.59 | 2.08 | 1.96 | |
Change | 751 | 10.30 | 10.57 | 14.38 | 14.22 | 6.26 | 6.28 | 2.79 | 2.55 |
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