Nearly two-fifths (38 per cent) of Canadians say they’ve felt stressed to the point where it had an impact on their daily life at least once, according to a new survey by Ipsos that was released ahead of World Mental Health Day.
The global survey, which polled more than 24,000 people in 31 countries, found more than half (58 per cent) of Canadians said they think about their mental health often and 57 per cent said mental health is among the biggest health issues in the country.
Overall, 66 per cent of women reported being stressed, compared to 58 per cent of men. Generation Z females were once again the most likely to experience low points, with 40 per cent saying they’ve felt depressed to the point that they felt sad or hopeless almost every day for a couple of weeks or more.
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Nearly half (47 per cent) of gen-Zers said they’ve felt stressed to the point that they couldn’t go to work during the past year, followed by 46 per cent of millennials, 34 per cent of generation X and 18 per cent of baby boomers.
While 76 per cent of global respondents said mental and physical health are equally important, respondents were more likely to think about their physical health (72 per cent) than their mental well-being (60 per cent).
Two-fifths (41 per cent) said physical health is treated as more important than mental health by their country’s current health-care system, while 31 per cent said both are treated equally and 13 per cent said mental health is treated as more important.
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