Overall, how anxious, nervous or on edge did you feel yesterday?

Scored using a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 means not at all and 10 means completely.

Summary

  • Larger proportions of respondents did not feel very anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday; 21% gave a score of 0 or 1 compared to 9% giving a 9 or 10 (where 10 means felt completely anxious, nervous or on edge).
  • 16-24 year olds were feeling considerably more anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday.
  • Residents with no disability were feeling less anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday compared to respondents with a disability.

Total sample

Base 1,764

This chart shows that over a fifth (21%) of residents did not feel very anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday (giving a score of 0 or 1), a smaller proportion experienced these feelings to a high level (9% gave a score of 9 or 10).

Age

Base 1,736

This chart shows that 16-24 year olds were feeling considerably more anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday than other age groups, 13% gave a score of 10 (feeling ‘completely’ anxious, nervous or on edge).

Gender

Base 1,693

This chart shows that males were feeling considerably less anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday than females; a quarter of them gave a score of 0 or 1 compared to a 20% of females.

Disability

Base 1,684

This chart shows that residents with no disability were feeling less anxious, nervous or on edge yesterday compared to respondents with a disability; 23% of them gave a score of 0 or 1 compared to 15% of those with a disability.