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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.
Annex 1: Ethnicity findings
| What is your ethnic group? | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1573 | 96.8 |
| Asian | 29 | 1.8 |
| Black | 6 | 0.4 |
| Mixed | 12 | 0.7 |
| Other/ prefer not to say | 5 | 0.3 |
In total, ethnic minorities made up 3.1% of the sample, and therefore were too small a group to report on within the main report. Looking at the main mental health outcomes at Wave 3, ethnic minority groups were significantly higher on suicidal thoughts only (see Table B). There were no other statistically significant differences.
| Mental Health | White | Ethnic Minority |
|---|---|---|
| Suicidal thoughts | 9.4% | 26.0% |
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 >10) | 21.2% | 27.9% |
| Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 >10) | 15.9% | 22.1% |
| High GHQ-12 (GHQ-12 >4) | 31.9% | 33.7% |
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