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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 4. COVID-19 Contextual factors
| Response | Respondent (%) | Family or friends (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, diagnosed and recovered | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| Yes, diagnosed and still ill | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Yes, diagnosed and died (family/friends) | — | 2.6 |
| Not formally diagnosed but suspected and recovered | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| Not formally diagnosed but suspected and still ill | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Don't know | 14.2 | 10.6 |
| No | 78.2 | 66.7 |
| Much below average (%) | Below average (%) | Aver age (%) | Above average (%) | Much above average (%) | Don't know (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 4.5 | 16.5 | 51.5 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 8.0 |
| Socioeconomic group | ||||||
| Low | 4.2 | 14.5 | 49.8 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 10.2 |
| High | 4.6 | 17.7 | 53.0 | 14.6 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18-29 | 7.7 | 21.6 | 46.3 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 12.2 |
| 30-59 | 3.9 | 14.2 | 56.9 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 8.0 |
| 60+ | 2.9 | 16.0 | 47.0 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 4.3 | 16.2 | 51.6 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 7.6 |
| BAME | 6.5 | 22.0 | 48.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| Mental health condition | ||||||
| No MH | 4.9 | 16.9 | 52.8 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
| Yes MH | 2.1 | 13.6 | 42.6 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 11.8 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 3.5 | 13.7 | 54.9 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 8.2 |
| Male | 5.4 | 19.2 | 47.8 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 7.8 |
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