Government Document
Mental health and substance use during COVID-19: Summary report 2 Spotlight on gender and household size
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addition & Mental Health Commission of Canada
Key findings:
More females report moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms than males (29% vs 20%), with even higher rates for females and males in households with kids under 13 (37% vs 24%)
Females in households with kids under 13 report higher rates of increased substance use than males (37% vs 26% for alcohol, 48% vs 37% for cannabis).
More males report excellent or very good mental health than females (48% vs 35%), but more males report problematic alcohol use (28% vs 16%) and problematic cannabis use (43% vs 32%).
People living alone are more likely to report moderate-to-severe depression symptoms (20% vs 15%), thoughts of suicide (9% vs 6%), and problematic alcohol use (31% vs 22%) compared to the rest of the population.