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Publication - Research and analysis

Scottish COVID-19 Mental Health Tracker Study: Wave 3 Report

Published
25 June 2021
From
Director-General Health and Social Care
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Health and social care
ISBN
9781802010916

Wave 3 findings (data collected between 1 October and 4 November 2020) indicate that young adults, women, people with physical and/or mental health conditions, and people in a lower socio-economic group are more likely to report experiencing poor mental health.

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Annex 2: Descriptive analysis of data with weights on and weights off

Table C1: Weights on percentages of cut-offs for mental health and wellbeing indicators for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms GHQ-12 cut off Suicidal thoughts
Sex*Age
Women 18-29 Wave 1: 49.0% Wave 2: 42.9% Wave 3: 45.9% Wave 1: 31.6% Wave 2: 35.4% Wave 3: 31.7% Wave 1: 54.5% Wave 2: 52.7% Wave 3: 48.8% Wave 1: 13.8% Wave 2: 16.8% Wave 3: 16.4%
Women 30-59 Wave 1: 27.9% Wave 2: 25.1% Wave 3: 25.5% Wave 1: 21.1% Wave 2: 20.0% Wave 3: 20.1% Wave 1: 39.3% Wave 2: 35.3% Wave 3: 35.9% Wave 1: 11.7% Wave 2: 13.9% Wave 3: 11.7%
Women 60+ Wave 1: 9.7% Wave 2: 10.5% Wave 3: 12.1% Wave 1: 4.6% Wave 2: 6.2% Wave 3: 7.2% Wave 1: 24.3% Wave 2: 19.0% Wave 3: 19.2% Wave 1: 1.3% Wave 2: 2.3% Wave 3: 0.8%
Men 18-29 Wave 1: 4.2% Wave 2: 35.8% Wave 3: 37.5% Wave 1: 1.5% Wave 2: 18.5% Wave 3: 17.0% Wave 1: 5.1% Wave 2: 3.1% Wave 3: 21.6% Wave 1: 3.2% Wave 2: 48.6% Wave 3: 21.9%
Men 30-59 Wave 1: 15.8% Wave 2: 18.5% Wave 3: 15.0% Wave 1: 10.6% Wave 2: 10.8% Wave 3: 10.1% Wave 1: 22.7% Wave 2: 24.4% Wave 3: 27.0% Wave 1: 10.1% Wave 2: 14.0% Wave 3: 9.2%
Men 60+ Wave 1: 10.9% Wave 2: 12.9% Wave 3: 9.2% Wave 1: 10.6% Wave 2: 8.4% Wave 3: 9.5% Wave 1: 17.1% Wave 2: 15.4% Wave 3: 18.2% Wave 1: 2.3% Wave 2: 5.1% Wave 3: 3.9%
Mental health condition
No Wave 1: 13.2% Wave 2: 15.6% Wave 3: 14.4% Wave 1: 7.9% Wave 2: 9.3% Wave 3: 8.4% Wave 1: 23.1% Wave 2: 20.8% Wave 3: 21.8% Wave 1: 5.4% Wave 2: 10.7% Wave 3: 5.4%
Yes Wave 1: 53.0% Wave 2: 62.7% Wave 3: 66.6% Wave 1: 45.7% Wave 2: 51.1% Wave 3: 54.5% Wave 1: 53.7% Wave 2: 50.2% Wave 3: 65.6% Wave 1: 20.5% Wave 2: 42.9% Wave 3: 38.3%
SEG
High Wave 1: 17.6% Wave 2: 19.4% Wave 3: 19.0% Wave 1: 12.1% Wave 2: 11.4% Wave 3: 11.7% Wave 1: 25.9% Wave 2: 23.2% Wave 3: 24.7% Wave 1: 6.3% Wave 2: 11.0% Wave 3: 7.7%
Low Wave 1: 20.2% Wave 2: 26.8% Wave 3: 25.7% Wave 1: 14.5% Wave 2: 21.3% Wave 3: 20.1% Wave 1: 29.8% Wave 2: 27.7% Wave 3: 33.3% Wave 1: 9.0% Wave 2: 21.8% Wave 3: 12.5%
Rural v urban
Rural Wave 1: 20.0% Wave 2: 21.0% Wave 3: 19.2% Wave 1: 10.6% Wave 2: 15.3% Wave 3: 15.3% Wave 1: 33.3% Wave 2: 30.0% Wave 3: 35.1% Wave 1: 5.5% Wave 2: 10.5% Wave 3: 5.5%
Urban Wave 1: 18.2% Wave 2: 22.3% Wave 3: 22.0% Wave 1: 22.5% Wave 2: 14.8% Wave 3: 14.5% Wave 1: 25.6% Wave 2: 23.4% Wave 3: 25.8% Wave 1: 7.8% Wave 2: 16.0% Wave 3: 10.4%
Table C1 continued: Weights on percentages of cut-offs for mental health and wellbeing indicators for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms GHQ-12 cut off Suicidal thoughts
Physical health condition
Yes Wave 1: 15.1% Wave 2: 18.9% Wave 3: 19.4% Wave 1: 10.6% Wave 2: 12.7% Wave 3: 12.6% Wave 1: 24.7% Wave 2: 22.0% Wave 3: 25.0% Wave 1: 6.4% Wave 2: 14.8% Wave 3: 9.3%
No Wave 1: 32.1% Wave 2: 34.4% Wave 3: 29.3% Wave 1: 22.5% Wave 2: 23.6% Wave 3: 22.9% Wave 1: 37.0% Wave 2: 35.5% Wave 3: 38.9% Wave 1: 10.5% Wave 2: 15.2% Wave 3: 9.6%
Carer
Not a carer Wave 1: 16.8% Wave 2: 21.0% Wave 3: 21.0% Wave 1: 11.6% Wave 2: 13.7% Wave 3: 13.7% Wave 1: 24.1% Wave 2: 22.4% Wave 3: 26.2% Wave 1: 6.9% Wave 2: 15.3% Wave 3: 9.3%
Carer Wave 1: 29.2% Wave 2: 28.4% Wave 3: 24.9% Wave 1: 21.1% Wave 2: 22.0% Wave 3: 19.1% Wave 1: 45.8% Wave 2: 39.6% Wave 3: 37.5% Wave 1: 9.7% Wave 2: 13.3% Wave 3: 10.2%
Key worker
Not a key worker Wave 1: 17.2% Wave 2: 20.0% Wave 3: 20.2% Wave 1: 12.0% Wave 2: 14.9% Wave 3: 14.6% Wave 1: 27.0% Wave 2: 24.9% Wave 3: 27.7% Wave 1: 6.8% Wave 2: 13.2% Wave 3: 9.3%
Key worker Wave 1: 32.5% Wave 2: 29.5% Wave 3: 25.9% Wave 1: 16.7% Wave 2: 14.9% Wave 3: 14.9% Wave 1: 28.8% Wave 2: 24.5% Wave 3: 27.9% Wave 1: 9.3% Wave 2: 20.6% Wave 3: 9.9%
Live alone
Don't live alone Wave 1: 19.1% Wave 2: 20.9% Wave 3: 21.2% Wave 1: 13.5% Wave 2: 14.1% Wave 3: 13.2% Wave 1: 29.4% Wave 2: 27.1% Wave 3: 27.1% Wave 1: 7.2% Wave 2: 15.0% Wave 3: 7.8%
Live alone Wave 1: 17.2% Wave 2: 25.3% Wave 3: 21.9% Wave 1: 11.5% Wave 2: 17.5% Wave 3: 19.1% Wave 1: 21.2% Wave 2: 18.1% Wave 3: 29.9% Wave 1: 7.7% Wave 2: 14.3% Wave 3: 13.8%
Dependents
No dependents <16 Wave 1: 17.7% Wave 2: 22.8% Wave 3: 20.5% Wave 1: 12.5% Wave 2: 14.6% Wave 3: 14.5% Wave 1: 26.0% Wave 2: 24.3% Wave 3: 26.2% Wave 1: 6.9% Wave 2: 15.6% Wave 3: 8.8%
Dependents <16 Wave 1: 21.8% Wave 2: 18.8% Wave 3: 24.8% Wave 1: 14.6% Wave 2: 15.8% Wave 3: 15.4% Wave 1: 32.0% Wave 2: 26.7% Wave 3: 33.5% Wave 1: 8.7% Wave 2: 12.0% Wave 3: 11.5%
Change to working status
No change Wave 1: 17.2% Wave 2: 17.9% Wave 3: 17.3% Wave 1: 12.1% Wave 2: 11.9% Wave 3: 12.9% Wave 1: 23.2% Wave 2: 21.9% Wave 3: 24.0% Wave 1: 6.5% Wave 2: 9.0% Wave 3: 5.6%
Change Wave 1: 20.1% Wave 2: 26.9% Wave 3: 26.3% Wave 1: 14.0% Wave 2: 18.4% Wave 3: 16.7% Wave 1: 32.4% Wave 2: 28.2% Wave 3: 32.3% Wave 1: 8.2% Wave 2: 21.9% Wave 3: 14.0%
Table C2: Weights off percentages of cut-offs for mental health and wellbeing indicators for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms GHQ-12 cut off Suicidal thoughts
Sex*Age
Women 18-29 Wave 1: 46.2% Wave 2: 44.2% Wave 3: 46.2% Wave 1: 32.7% Wave 2: 32.7% Wave 3: 34.6% Wave 1: 52.9% Wave 2: 46.2% Wave 3: 46.2% Wave 1: 14.9% Wave 2: 17.0% Wave 3: 19.1%
Women 30-59 Wave 1: 26.5% Wave 2: 24.1% Wave 3: 24.4% Wave 1: 19.4% Wave 2: 17.9% Wave 3: 18.5% Wave 1: 38.7% Wave 2: 32.7% Wave 3: 35.5% Wave 1: 8.6% Wave 2: 11.1% Wave 3: 11.0%
Women 60+ Wave 1: 11.0% Wave 2: 12.4% Wave 3: 14.4% Wave 1: 4.8% Wave 2: 7.2% Wave 3: 7.2% Wave 1: 26.0% Wave 2: 21.5% Wave 3: 23.4% Wave 1: 1.9% Wave 2: 3.9% Wave 3: 1.5%
Men 18-29 Wave 1: 14.3% Wave 2: 23.8% Wave 3: 28.6% Wave 1: 4.8% Wave 2: 14.3% Wave 3: 9.5% Wave 1: 15.8% Wave 2: 9.5% Wave 3: 23.8% Wave 1: 10.0% Wave 2: 23.8% Wave 3: 15.0%
Men 30-59 Wave 1: 14.9% Wave 2: 15.9% Wave 3: 15.6% Wave 1: 10.2% Wave 2: 12.2% Wave 3: 10.5% Wave 1: 22.3% Wave 2: 23.4% Wave 3: 25.1% Wave 1: 8.4% Wave 2: 12.9% Wave 3: 9.7%
Men 60+ Wave 1: 7.9% Wave 2: 9.8% Wave 3: 6.6% Wave 1: 6.6% Wave 2: 5.7% Wave 3: 6.0% Wave 1: 16.1% Wave 2: 16.4% Wave 3: 17.4% Wave 1: 1.6% Wave 2: 3.2% Wave 3: 2.9%
Mental health condition
No Wave 1: 11.6% Wave 2: 12.3% Wave 3: 11.9% Wave 1: 7.2% Wave 2: 8.6% Wave 3: 7.9% Wave 1: 22.6% Wave 2: 20.7% Wave 3: 22.3% Wave 1: 4.2% Wave 2: 6.2% Wave 3: 5.7%
Yes Wave 1: 58.5% Wave 2: 57.0% Wave 3: 57.0% Wave 1: 47.4% Wave 2: 40.0% Wave 3: 43.7% Wave 1: 61.3% Wave 2: 54.8% Wave 3: 59.3% Wave 1: 19.4% Wave 2: 29.8% Wave 3: 22.6%
SEG
High Wave 1: 15.2% Wave 2: 15.1% Wave 3: 14.9% Wave 1: 10.7% Wave 2: 10.9% Wave 3: 10.8% Wave 1: 25.7% Wave 2: 23.4% Wave 3: 24.9% Wave 1: 4.9% Wave 2: 7.5% Wave 3: 6.9%
Low Wave 1: 20.3% Wave 2: 21.9% Wave 3: 21.4% Wave 1: 13.8% Wave 2: 14.6% Wave 3: 14.3% Wave 1: 29.1% Wave 2: 26.8% Wave 3: 29.7% Wave 1: 7.8% Wave 2: 11.4% Wave 3: 8.3%
Rural v urban
Rural Wave 1: 14.1% Wave 2: 15.8% Wave 3: 14.1% Wave 1: 10.4% Wave 2: 10.4% Wave 3: 10.4% Wave 1: 26.5% Wave 2: 23.8% Wave 3: 28.9% Wave 1: 4.1% Wave 2: 7.5% Wave 3: 5.2%
Urban Wave 1: 17.7% Wave 2: 17.7% Wave 3: 17.8% Wave 1: 12.1% Wave 2: 12.6% Wave 3: 12.4% Wave 1: 26.9% Wave 2: 24.6% Wave 3: 25.6% Wave 1: 6.3% Wave 2: 9.1% Wave 3: 8.0%
Table C2 continued: Weights off percentages of cut-offs for mental health and wellbeing indicators for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms GHQ-12 cut off Suicidal thoughts
Physical health condition
No Wave 1: 13.5% Wave 2: 13.4% Wave 3: 14.4% Wave 1: 9.9% Wave 2: 9.9% Wave 3: 10.1% Wave 1: 24.9% Wave 2: 21.9% Wave 3: 23.5% Wave 1: 5.1% Wave 2: 7.6% Wave 3: 7.0%
Yes Wave 1: 27.9% Wave 2: 30.0% Wave 3: 25.4% Wave 1: 17.5% Wave 2: 19.3% Wave 3: 17.9% Wave 1: 33.0% Wave 2: 32.9% Wave 3: 36.1% Wave 1: 8.0% Wave 2: 12.5% Wave 3: 8.5%
Carer
Not a carer Wave 1: 15.4% Wave 2: 15.4% Wave 3: 16.0% Wave 1: 10.4% Wave 2: 10.6% Wave 3: 10.9% Wave 1: 24.3% Wave 2: 22.7% Wave 3: 25.0% Wave 1: 5.4% Wave 2: 7.9% Wave 3: 6.9%
Carer Wave 1: 24.5% Wave 2: 27.0% Wave 3: 22.5% Wave 1: 18.0% Wave 2: 19.5% Wave 3: 16.5% Wave 1: 40.2% Wave 2: 34.0% Wave 3: 34.0% Wave 1: 7.8% Wave 2: 13.0% Wave 3: 9.9%
Key worker
Not a key worker Wave 1: 15.4% Wave 2: 15.8% Wave 3: 15.6% Wave 1: 10.5% Wave 2: 11.1% Wave 3: 10.8% Wave 1: 26.2% Wave 2: 23.2% Wave 3: 24.8% Wave 1: 5.1% Wave 2: 7.5% Wave 3: 6.6%
Key worker Wave 1: 23.2% Wave 2: 23.6% Wave 3: 22.7% Wave 1: 16.8% Wave 2: 16.4% Wave 3: 16.8% Wave 1: 29.7% Wave 2: 30.0% Wave 3: 33.6% Wave 1: 8.7% Wave 2: 13.9% Wave 3: 10.7%
Live alone
Don't live alone Wave 1: 16.3% Wave 2: 16.8% Wave 3: 16.6% Wave 1: 12.1% Wave 2: 12.6% Wave 3: 12.1% Wave 1: 27.9% Wave 2: 25.2% Wave 3: 26.5% Wave 1: 5.3% Wave 2: 9.0% Wave 3: 7.0%
Live alone Wave 1: 18.6% Wave 2: 18.6% Wave 3: 17.9% Wave 1: 10.3% Wave 2: 10.3% Wave 3: 11.4% Wave 1: 23.4% Wave 2: 22.1% Wave 3: 26.2% Wave 1: 7.4% Wave 2: 7.8% Wave 3: 8.2%
Dependents
No dependents <16 Wave 1: 15.7% Wave 2: 16.6% Wave 3: 15.3% Wave 1: 10.7% Wave 2: 10.9% Wave 3: 10.8% Wave 1: 25.0% Wave 2: 23.6% Wave 3: 24.4% Wave 1: 5.2% Wave 2: 7.6% Wave 3: 6.2%
Dependents <16 Wave 1: 21.5% Wave 2: 19.8% Wave 3: 23.6% Wave 1: 15.6% Wave 2: 16.9% Wave 3: 16.5% Wave 1: 34.4% Wave 2: 27.8% Wave 3: 34.6% Wave 1: 8.3% Wave 2: 13.0% Wave 3: 12.0%
Change to working status
No change Wave 1: 15.1% Wave 2: 15.7% Wave 3: 15.1% Wave 1: 10.1% Wave 2: 10.0% Wave 3: 10.9% Wave 1: 23.0% Wave 2: 21.6% Wave 3: 23.8% Wave 1: 4.4% Wave 2: 6.8% Wave 3: 5.3%
Change Wave 1: 19.3% Wave 2: 19.5% Wave 3: 19.5% Wave 1: 13.9% Wave 2: 15.1% Wave 3: 13.3% Wave 1: 32.3% Wave 2: 28.6% Wave 3: 30.2% Wave 1: 7.9% Wave 2: 11.5% Wave 3: 10.2%
Table D1: Weights on means for primary mental health and wellbeing variables for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Wellbeing Loneliness Defeat Entrapment
Sex*Age
Women 18-29 Wave 1: 19.32 Wave 2: 19.61 Wave 3: 19.35 Wave 1: 5.80 Wave 2: 5.52 Wave 3: 5.31 Wave 1: 5.35 Wave 2: 5.53 Wave 3: 5.59 Wave 1: 5.49 Wave 2: 5.28 Wave 3: 5.55
Women 30-59 Wave 1: 20.73 Wave 2: 20.93 Wave 3: 20.60 Wave 1: 5.30 Wave 2: 4.93 Wave 3: 5.10 Wave 1: 4.82 Wave 2: 4.61 Wave 3: 4.83 Wave 1: 4.42 Wave 2: 3.96 Wave 3: 4.46
Women 60+ Wave 1: 23.72 Wave 2: 23.91 Wave 3: 23.52 Wave 1: 4.61 Wave 2: 4.32 Wave 3: 4.61 Wave 1: 2.58 Wave 2: 2.53 Wave 3: 2.61 Wave 1: 1.89 Wave 2: 1.90 Wave 3: 2.06
Men 18-29 Wave 1: 21.82 Wave 2: 19.80 Wave 3: 22.43 Wave 1: 4.16 Wave 2: 3.83 Wave 3: 4.34 Wave 1: 3.64 Wave 2: 3.64 Wave 3: 4.02 Wave 1: 1.88 Wave 2: 3.02 Wave 3: 4.05
Men 30-59 Wave 1: 21.72 Wave 2: 21.76 Wave 3: 21.74 Wave 1: 4.82 Wave 2: 4.73 Wave 3: 4.76 Wave 1: 3.34 Wave 2: 3.37 Wave 3: 3.35 Wave 1: 3.27 Wave 2: 3.19 Wave 3: 3.10
Men 60+ Wave 1: 23.67 Wave 2: 23.88 Wave 3: 23.28 Wave 1: 4.48 Wave 2: 4.12 Wave 3: 4.21 Wave 1: 2.32 Wave 2: 2.10 Wave 3: 2.37 Wave 1: 1.95 Wave 2: 2.09 Wave 3: 2.02
Mental health condition
No Wave 1: 22.86 Wave 2: 22.62 Wave 3: 22.64 Wave 1: 4.68 Wave 2: 4.42 Wave 3: 4.50 Wave 1: 2.93 Wave 2: 2.90 Wave 3: 2.92 Wave 1: 2.42 Wave 2: 2.51 Wave 3: 2.67
Yes Wave 1: 15.91 Wave 2: 16.85 Wave 3: 16.91 Wave 1: 6.01 Wave 2: 5.66 Wave 3: 6.19 Wave 1: 8.04 Wave 2: 7.77 Wave 3: 8.74 Wave 1: 7.84 Wave 2: 7.32 Wave 3: 8.18
SEG
High Wave 1: 22.76 Wave 2: 22.42 Wave 3: 22.45 Wave 1: 4.70 Wave 2: 4.43 Wave 3: 4.56 Wave 1: 3.27 Wave 2: 3.16 Wave 3: 3.46 Wave 1: 2.94 Wave 2: 2.86 Wave 3: 3.43
Low Wave 1: 20.38 Wave 2: 20.79 Wave 3: 20.81 Wave 1: 5.14 Wave 2: 4.87 Wave 3: 5.05 Wave 1: 4.27 Wave 2: 4.27 Wave 3: 4.15 Wave 1: 3.55 Wave 2: 3.70 Wave 3: 3.38
Physical health condition
No Wave 1: 22.26 Wave 2: 22.11 Wave 3: 22.19 Wave 1: 4.73 Wave 2: 4.45 Wave 3: 4.59 Wave 1: 3.33 Wave 2: 3.24 Wave 3: 3.42 Wave 1: 2.83 Wave 2: 2.77 Wave 3: 3.11
Yes Wave 1: 20.60 Wave 2: 20.79 Wave 3: 20.61 Wave 1: 5.34 Wave 2: 5.14 Wave 3: 5.30 Wave 1: 4.77 Wave 2: 4.79 Wave 3: 4.82 Wave 1: 4.41 Wave 2: 4.67 Wave 3: 4.59
Carer
Not a carer Wave 1: 22.03 Wave 2: 21.85 Wave 3: 22.00 Wave 1: 4.85 Wave 2: 4.59 Wave 3: 4.76 Wave 1: 3.49 Wave 2: 3.46 Wave 3: 3.57 Wave 1: 3.01 Wave 2: 3.06 Wave 3: 3.33
Carer Wave 1: 21.39 Wave 2: 21.72 Wave 3: 21.20 Wave 1: 4.90 Wave 2: 4.59 Wave 3: 4.66 Wave 1: 4.45 Wave 2: 4.16 Wave 3: 4.60 Wave 1: 4.00 Wave 2: 3.77 Wave 3: 3.98
Table D1 continued: Weights on means for primary mental health and wellbeing variables for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Wellbeing Loneliness Defeat Entrapment
Dependents
No dependents <16 Wave 1: 21.84 Wave 2: 21.81 Wave 3: 21.80 Wave 1: 4.89 Wave 2: 4.62 Wave 3: 4.76 Wave 1: 3.59 Wave 2: 3.62 Wave 3: 3.74 Wave 1: 3.11 Wave 2: 3.18 Wave 3: 3.44
Dependents <16 Wave 1: 22.20 Wave 2: 21.95 Wave 3: 22.11 Wave 1: 4.74 Wave 2: 4.47 Wave 3: 4.63 Wave 1: 3.76 Wave 2: 3.32 Wave 3: 3.59 Wave 1: 3.31 Wave 2: 3.07 Wave 3: 3.31
Key worker
Not a key worker Wave 1: 21.78 Wave 2: 22.02 Wave 3: 21.74 Wave 1: 4.87 Wave 2: 4.57 Wave 3: 4.74 Wave 1: 3.64 Wave 2: 3.69 Wave 3: 3.79 Wave 1: 3.15 Wave 2: 3.26 Wave 3: 3.43
Key worker Wave 1: 22.44 Wave 2: 21.17 Wave 3: 22.33 Wave 1: 4.80 Wave 2: 4.64 Wave 3: 4.70 Wave 1: 3.55 Wave 2: 3.05 Wave 3: 3.38 Wave 1: 3.15 Wave 2: 2.78 Wave 3: 3.33
Rural v urban
Rural Wave 1: 21.85 Wave 2: 21.81 Wave 3: 21.46 Wave 1: 5.03 Wave 2: 4.82 Wave 3: 4.88 Wave 1: 3.72 Wave 2: 3.63 Wave 3: 3.91 Wave 1: 3.62 Wave 2: 3.07 Wave 3: 3.77
Urban Wave 1: 21.94 Wave 2: 21.85 Wave 3: 21.98 Wave 1: 4.81 Wave 2: 4.52 Wave 3: 4.69 Wave 1: 3.60 Wave 2: 3.53 Wave 3: 3.65 Wave 1: 3.02 Wave 2: 3.18 Wave 3: 3.31
Live alone
Don't live alone Wave 1: 22.18 Wave 2: 21.89 Wave 3: 22.06 Wave 1: 4.71 Wave 2: 4.46 Wave 3: 4.53 Wave 1: 3.63 Wave 2: 3.52 Wave 3: 3.43 Wave 1: 3.09 Wave 2: 3.05 Wave 3: 3.15
Live alone Wave 1: 21.12 Wave 2: 21.68 Wave 3: 21.29 Wave 1: 5.30 Wave 2: 4.98 Wave 3: 5.34 Wave 1: 3.60 Wave 2: 3.67 Wave 3: 4.53 Wave 1: 3.33 Wave 2: 3.48 Wave 3: 4.21
Change to working
No change Wave 1: 22.46 Wave 2: 22.41 Wave 3: 22.31 Wave 1: 4.72 Wave 2: 4.50 Wave 3: 4.64 Wave 1: 3.35 Wave 2: 3.35 Wave 3: 3.54 Wave 1: 2.96 Wave 2: 2.90 Wave 3: 3.35
Change Wave 1: 21.28 Wave 2: 21.16 Wave 3: 21.35 Wave 1: 5.02 Wave 2: 4.69 Wave 3: 4.84 Wave 1: 3.95 Wave 2: 3.79 Wave 3: 3.91 Wave 1: 3.37 Wave 2: 3.46 Wave 3: 3.48
Table D2: Weights off means for primary mental health and wellbeing varifables for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Wellbeing Loneliness Defeat Entrapment
Sex*Age
Women 18-29 Wave 1: 19.13 Wave 2: 19.69 Wave 3: 19.31 Wave 1: 5.96 Wave 2: 5.46 Wave 3: 5.44 Wave 1: 5.13 Wave 2: 5.37 Wave 3: 5.48 Wave 1: 5.46 Wave 2: 5.04 Wave 3: 5.37
Women 30-59 Wave 1: 21.12 Wave 2: 21.19 Wave 3: 20.90 Wave 1: 5.21 Wave 2: 4.86 Wave 3: 4.97 Wave 1: 4.64 Wave 2: 4.29 Wave 3: 4.72 Wave 1: 4.17 Wave 2: 3.80 Wave 3: 4.25
Women 60+ Wave 1: 23.67 Wave 2: 23.46 Wave 3: 23.05 Wave 1: 4.69 Wave 2: 4.33 Wave 3: 4.61 Wave 1: 2.68 Wave 2: 2.75 Wave 3: 2.91 Wave 1: 2.02 Wave 2: 2.08 Wave 3: 2.25
Men 18-29 Wave 1: 22.27 Wave 2: 20.94 Wave 3: 20.93 Wave 1: 4.57 Wave 2: 4.00 Wave 3: 4.62 Wave 1: 3.90 Wave 2: 3.71 Wave 3: 3.76 Wave 1: 3.38 Wave 2: 3.95 Wave 3: 4.19
Men 30-59 Wave 1: 21.96 Wave 2: 21.87 Wave 3: 21.92 Wave 1: 4.75 Wave 2: 4.59 Wave 3: 4.64 Wave 1: 3.17 Wave 2: 3.29 Wave 3: 3.25 Wave 1: 2.96 Wave 2: 3.07 Wave 3: 2.97
Men 60+ Wave 1: 23.81 Wave 2: 24.24 Wave 3: 23.71 Wave 1: 4.41 Wave 2: 4.11 Wave 3: 4.14 Wave 1: 2.13 Wave 2: 1.99 Wave 3: 2.22 Wave 1: 1.73 Wave 2: 1.83 Wave 3: 1.70
Mental health condition
No Wave 1: 23.06 Wave 2: 23.14 Wave 3: 22.79 Wave 1: 4.64 Wave 2: 4.35 Wave 3: 4.46 Wave 1: 2.70 Wave 2: 2.67 Wave 3: 2.84 Wave 1: 2.32 Wave 2: 2.31 Wave 3: 2.38
Yes Wave 1: 17.05 Wave 2: 17.20 Wave 3: 17.27 Wave 1: 6.27 Wave 2: 5.89 Wave 3: 5.93 Wave 1: 8.12 Wave 2: 7.69 Wave 3: 8.07 Wave 1: 7.70 Wave 2: 7.37 Wave 3: 7.81
SEG
High Wave 1: 22.91 Wave 2: 22.94 Wave 3: 22.61 Wave 1: 4.69 Wave 2: 4.40 Wave 3: 4.50 Wave 1: 3.02 Wave 2: 2.95 Wave 3: 3.19 Wave 1: 2.67 Wave 2: 2.60 Wave 3: 2.82
Low Wave 1: 21.28 Wave 2: 21.47 Wave 3: 21.26 Wave 1: 5.11 Wave 2: 4.77 Wave 3: 4.89 Wave 1: 3.90 Wave 2: 3.82 Wave 3: 3.92 Wave 1: 3.44 Wave 2: 3.46 Wave 3: 3.32
Physical health condition
No Wave 1: 22.68 Wave 2: 22.78 Wave 3: 22.46 Wave 1: 4.68 Wave 2: 4.38 Wave 3: 4.49 Wave 1: 3.03 Wave 2: 2.92 Wave 3: 3.12 Wave 1: 2.66 Wave 2: 2.52 Wave 3: 2.69
Yes Wave 1: 21.45 Wave 2: 21.46 Wave 3: 21.24 Wave 1: 5.27 Wave 2: 4.99 Wave 3: 5.08 Wave 1: 4.19 Wave 2: 4.25 Wave 3: 4.43 Wave 1: 3.77 Wave 2: 4.06 Wave 3: 3.95
Carer
Not a carer Wave 1: 22.56 Wave 2: 22.56 Wave 3: 22.32 Wave 1: 4.83 Wave 2: 4.54 Wave 3: 4.65 Wave 1: 3.17 Wave 2: 3.08 Wave 3: 3.27 Wave 1: 2.77 Wave 2: 2.75 Wave 3: 2.86
Carer Wave 1: 21.73 Wave 2: 22.04 Wave 3: 21.56 Wave 1: 4.75 Wave 2: 4.45 Wave 3: 4.54 Wave 1: 4.02 Wave 2: 3.98 Wave 3: 4.25 Wave 1: 3.65 Wave 2: 3.49 Wave 3: 3.62
Table D2 continued: Weights on means for primary mental health and wellbeing variables for each subgroup for Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3
Characteristic Wellbeing Loneliness Defeat Entrapment
Dependents
No dependents <16 Wave 1: 22.62 Wave 2: 22.67 Wave 3: 22.41 Wave 1: 4.82 Wave 2: 4.51 Wave 3: 4.60 Wave 1: 3.19 Wave 2: 3.13 Wave 3: 3.31 Wave 1: 2.78 Wave 2: 2.74 Wave 3: 2.85
Dependents <16 Wave 1: 21.48 Wave 2: 21.68 Wave 3: 21.25 Wave 1: 4.83 Wave 2: 4.58 Wave 3: 4.72 Wave 1: 3.78 Wave 2: 3.60 Wave 3: 3.85 Wave 1: 3.47 Wave 2: 3.40 Wave 3: 3.53
Key worker
Not a key worker Wave 1: 22.65 Wave 2: 22.72 Wave 3: 22.39 Wave 1: 4.79 Wave 2: 4.46 Wave 3: 4.61 Wave 1: 3.25 Wave 2: 3.12 Wave 3: 3.28 Wave 1: 2.79 Wave 2: 2.79 Wave 3: 2.88
Key worker Wave 1: 21.23 Wave 2: 21.38 Wave 3: 21.25 Wave 1: 4.97 Wave 2: 4.78 Wave 3: 4.70 Wave 1: 3.53 Wave 2: 3.71 Wave 3: 4.03 Wave 1: 3.45 Wave 2: 3.22 Wave 3: 3.44
Rural v urban
Rural Wave 1: 22.73 Wave 2: 22.83 Wave 3: 22.32 Wave 1: 4.82 Wave 2: 4.57 Wave 3: 4.66 Wave 1: 3.19 Wave 2: 3.12 Wave 3: 3.43 Wave 1: 2.80 Wave 2: 2.63 Wave 3: 2.97
Urban Wave 1: 22.29 Wave 2: 22.36 Wave 3: 22.14 Wave 1: 4.82 Wave 2: 4.50 Wave 3: 4.61 Wave 1: 3.34 Wave 2: 3.26 Wave 3: 3.41 Wave 1: 2.95 Wave 2: 2.95 Wave 3: 2.98
Live alone
Don't live alone Wave 1: 22.59 Wave 2: 22.68 Wave 3: 22.34 Wave 1: 4.62 Wave 2: 4.32 Wave 3: 4.43 Wave 1: 3.16 Wave 2: 3.13 Wave 3: 3.28 Wave 1: 2.84 Wave 2: 2.79 Wave 3: 2.87
Live alone Wave 1: 21.77 Wave 2: 21.84 Wave 3: 21.67 Wave 1: 5.48 Wave 2: 5.17 Wave 3: 5.26 Wave 1: 3.76 Wave 2: 3.53 Wave 3: 3.85 Wave 1: 3.14 Wave 2: 3.12 Wave 3: 3.34
Change to working
No change Wave 1: 22.64 Wave 2: 22.79 Wave 3: 22.44 Wave 1: 4.68 Wave 2: 4.42 Wave 3: 4.53 Wave 1: 3.09 Wave 2: 3.01 Wave 3: 3.26 Wave 1: 2.69 Wave 2: 2.60 Wave 3: 2.81
Change Wave 1: 22.05 Wave 2: 22.03 Wave 3: 21.80 Wave 1: 5.02 Wave 2: 4.66 Wave 3: 4.75 Wave 1: 3.61 Wave 2: 3.53 Wave 3: 3.64 Wave 1: 3.23 Wave 2: 3.27 Wave 3: 3.23
Tables E1: Quota sampling, Wave 1 SCOVID Tracker study quotas and sample breakdown. Sample in each age by sex quota
Age Target Achieved
18 to 24 male 200 176
18 to 24 female 200 221
25 to 34 male 200 186
25 to 34 female 200 226
35 to 54 male 374 373
35 to 54 female 395 399
55 to 69 male 264 305
55 to 69 female 280 290
70+ male 168 235
70+ female 219 193
Total 2,500 2604
Sample in each tenure quota
Tenure Target Achieved
Owned Outright or Mortgaged 1553 1651
Social Rent 585 525
Private Rent 362 428
Sample in each highest qualification quota
Highest Qualification Target Achieved
No Qualifications 388 144
Level 1 Standards or 2 Highers 877 900
Level 3 HNC/D or Level 4 Degree/prof or other 1235 1560
Breakdown of respondents by soft quotas (local NHS board and Urban/Rural location)
NHS board Aged 18-29 years old (%) Aged 30-59 years old (%) Aged 60+ years old (%) Total (%)
Ayrshire and Arran 9.2 6.4 8.3 7.6
Borders 2.4 1.9 3.1 2.4
Dumfries and Galloway 2.6 2.4 4.8 3.1
Fife 7.5 6.4 8.4 7.3
Forth Valley 3.9 6.1 4.7 5.2
Grampian 11.4 12.4 9.7 11.4
Greater Glasgow and Clyde 22.9 24.3 18.0 22.1
Highland 6.7 4.3 7.9 5.9
Lanarkshire 8.9 8.9 8.4 8.7
Lothian 16.2 18.1 16.1 17.1
Orkney 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Shetland 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.4
Tayside 7.2 8.0 9.3 8.1
Western Isles 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5
Rurality        
Urbana 83.5 81.0 71.2 78.6
Ruralb 16.5 19.0 28.8 21.4

Note: a Includes city, large and small towns. b Includes Isolated dwellings, hamlets and villages

Table E2: Wave 3 sample weighting compared to NRS Scottish Population 2019 data covering people aged 18+ [18]
Characteristic Weighted* (n=2500) % Unweighted (n=1703) % NRS data
Sexa
Men 50.1% 52.0% 48.2%
Women 49.9% 48.0% 51.8%
Age
18-29 years 20.0% 6.0% 19.1%
30-59 years 47.7% 50.8% 49.5%
60+ years 32.3% 43.2% 31.3%

Note:*data are weighted to more accurately reflect the Scottish population

Table E3: Wave 3 sample weighting compared to NRS Scottish Population 2011 data covering people aged 16 to 64 living in households in Scotland [19]
Socioeconomic group (SEG) Weighted* (n=2500) % Unweighted (n=1703) % ONS data
High 64.6% 68.5% 50%
Low 35.4% 31.5% 50%

Note: *data are weighted to more accurately reflect the Scottish population, SEG measure categories AB-C1-C2-DE. Higher SEG (i.e., top-half): AB = Higher & intermediate managerial, administrative, professional occupations, C1 = Supervisory, clerical & junior managerial, administrative, professional occupations. Lower SEG (i.e., bottom-half): C2 = Skilled manual occupations, DE = Semi-skilled & unskilled manual occupations, unemployed and lowest grade occupations (ONS, 2001).

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