Scottish COVID-19 Mental Health Tracker Study: Wave 3 Report
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.
2. Sample and Respondent Characteristics
The Wave 3 sample has been weighted to be representative of the Scottish population in terms of age, sex and SEG factors, as detailed in Table 2.1. For consistency, the weighting methodology is identical to that employed in the previous two waves, which is based on the quotas for the Wave 1 sample (Annex 2) and the UK-wide COVID-MH study. The Wave 3 sample has been weighted to match the adjusted Wave 1 (2500 participants), which was representative of the Scottish population.
Table 2.1 displays the unweighted and weighted sample characteristics for those who took part in all waves of the study, and are therefore included in the longitudinal analysis. A breakdown of the demographic subgroups for the Wave 3 cross-sectional analysis is included in Table 1.3. As reported in the previous section, several of the demographic groups were underrepresented in the respondent sample, and therefore in this report the weighted sample is used in all analysis.
| Characteristic | Weighted* (n=2500) % | Unweighted (n=1703) % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex assigned at birth | ||
| Men | 50.1% | 52.0% |
| Women | 49.9% | 48.0% |
| Age | ||
| 18-29 years | 20.0% | 6.0% |
| 30-59 years | 47.7% | 50.8% |
| 60+ years | 32.3% | 43.2% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 97.9% | 97.9% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mixed | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Other/prefer not to say | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Relationship status | ||
| Married/living with partner | 60.3% | 64.5% |
| Single | 27.4% | 21.7% |
| Separated/ divorced/widowed | 11.7% | 13.2% |
| Other/prefer not to say | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Sexuality | ||
| Heterosexual | 91.6% | 92.5% |
| Gay or bisexual | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| Other/prefer not to say | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Highest Qualification | ||
| No Qualifications | 15.7% | 6.2% |
| Secondary school education | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| HNC/D or Degree/ other | 49.1% | 60.6% |
| Key worker role | 21.2% | 18.0% |
| Unpaid caring responsibilities | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| Socioeconomic group (SEG)a | ||
| High | 64.6% | 68.5% |
| Low | 35.4% | 31.5% |
| Housing tenure | ||
| Own (including mortgage) | 64.0% | 72.1% |
| Private rent | 14.0% | 10.7% |
| Council rent | 17.5% | 14.1% |
| Other | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| Property type | ||
| House | 71.6% | 75.0% |
| Apartment or flat in block | 25.3% | 23.8% |
| Shared house/ Student Halls | 1.9% | 0.2% |
| Residential home | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Other | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Note:*data are weighted to more accurately reflect the Scottish population. a 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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