Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians - Your mental health

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_R05

The following questions are about your experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q05

In general, how would you describe your mental health?

• 1: Excellent
• 2: Very good
• 3: Good
• 4: Fair
• 5: Poor

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q10

Compared to before physical distancing began, how would you say your mental health is now?

• 1: Much better now
• 2: Somewhat better now
• 3: About the same
• 4: Somewhat worse now
• 5: Much worse now

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15A

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15B

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Not being able to stop or control worrying

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15C

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Worrying too much about different things

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15D

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Trouble relaxing

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15E

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15F

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q15G

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Several days
• 3: More than half the days
• 4: Nearly every day

Mental health impacts (MH) - Question identifier:MH_Q20

Thinking about the amount of stress in your life, how would you describe most of your days?

• 1: Not at all stressful
• 2: Not very stressful
• 3: A bit stressful
• 4: Quite a bit stressful
• 5: Extremely stressful

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q60A

In the last week, how often did you do each of the following activities?
Went shopping at the grocery store or drugstore

• 1: Daily or more
• 2: 4 or 5 times
• 3: 1 to 3 times
• 4: Never

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q60B

In the last week, how often did you do each of the following activities?
Used a delivery service for groceries or for a drugstore

• 1: Daily or more
• 2: 4 or 5 times
• 3: 1 to 3 times
• 4: Never

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q60C

In the last week, how often did you do each of the following activities?
Used a food delivery service for prepared food

• 1: Daily or more
• 2: 4 or 5 times
• 3: 1 to 3 times
• 4: Never

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55A

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
My own health

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55B

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Member of the household's health

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55C

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Vulnerable people's health

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55D

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Canadian population's health

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55E

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
World population's health

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55F

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Overloading the health system

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55G

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Civil disorder

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55H

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Maintaining social ties

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55I

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Ability to cooperate and support one another during the crisis

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55J

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Ability to cooperate and support one another after the crisis

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55K

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Family stress from confinement

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Behaviours and health impacts (BH) - Question identifier:BH_Q55L

How concerned are you about each of the following impacts of COVID-19?
Violence in your home

• 1: Not at all
• 2: Somewhat
• 3: Very
• 4: Extremely

Labour market impacts (LM) - Question identifier:LM_Q30

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

I might lose my main job or main self-employment income source in the next four weeks.

• 1: Strongly agree
• 2: Agree
• 3: Neither agree nor disagree
• 4: Disagree
• 5: Strongly disagree
• 6: I have lost my job or business within the last 4 weeks
• 7: I did not work at a job or business in the last 4 weeks

Labour market impacts (LM) - Question identifier:LM_Q40

Which of the following best describes the impact of COVID-19 on your ability to meet financial obligations or essential needs, such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and groceries?

• 1: Major impact
• 2: Moderate impact
• 3: Minor impact
• 4: No impact
• 5: Too soon to tell

Indigenous identity (IS) - Question identifier:IS_Q01

Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)?

• 1: No
• 2: Yes, First Nations
• 3: Yes, Métis
• 4: Yes, Inuk (Inuit)

Sociodemographic characteristics (PG) - Question identifier:PG_Q05

The following question collects information in accordance with the Employment Equity Act and its Regulations and Guidelines to support programs that promote equal opportunity for everyone to share in the social, cultural, and economic life of Canada.

Are you:

• 01: White
• 02: South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
• 03: Chinese
• 04: Black
• 05: Filipino
• 06: Arab
• 07: Latin American
• 08: Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai)
• 09: West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
• 10: Korean
• 11: Japanese
• 12: Other

Demographic questions 1 (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q30A

Where were you born?

• 1: Born in Canada
• 2: Born outside Canada

Demographic questions 1 (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q30B

Are you a Canadian citizen?

• 1: Yes, a Canadian citizen by birth
• 2: Yes, a Canadian citizen by naturalization (Canadian citizen by naturalization refers to an immigrant who was granted citizenship of Canada under the Citizenship Act.)
• 3: No, not a Canadian citizen

Demographic questions 1 (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q30C

Are you a landed immigrant or permanent resident?

• 1: No
• 2: Yes

Demographic questions 1 (DEM1) - Question identifier:DEM1_Q35

In what year did you first become a landed immigrant or a permanent resident?

Min = 0; Max = 9999

Demographic questions (DEM) - Question identifier:DEM_Q05

What is your age?

Min = 0; Max = 999

Demographic questions (DEM) - Question identifier:DEM_Q10

What is your gender?

• 1: Male
• 2: Female
• 3: Or please specify

Demographic questions (DEM) - Question identifier:DEM_Q15

To determine which geographic region you live in, please provide your postal code.

Long Answer Length = 6

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• 1: Yes
• 2: No

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Email address

Long Answer Length = 80

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