This survey shows to what extent adults agreed or disagreed that they feared being lonely when they get older in the United Kingdom (UK) as of November 2014. A majority of more than 60 percent of all respondents disagreed with the sentiment whereas 15 percent of those surveyed admitted to being particularly afraid of being lonely when they get older.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I fear being lonely when I get older''?
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ComRes, & BBC. (December 12, 2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I fear being lonely when I get older''? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378118/united-kingdom-survey-perceived-loneliness-at-old-age/
ComRes, und BBC. "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I fear being lonely when I get older''?." Chart. December 12, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378118/united-kingdom-survey-perceived-loneliness-at-old-age/
ComRes, BBC. (2014). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I fear being lonely when I get older''?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378118/united-kingdom-survey-perceived-loneliness-at-old-age/
ComRes, and BBC. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statement: ''i Fear Being Lonely When I Get Older''?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378118/united-kingdom-survey-perceived-loneliness-at-old-age/
ComRes & BBC, To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I fear being lonely when I get older''? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378118/united-kingdom-survey-perceived-loneliness-at-old-age/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ''I fear being lonely when I get older''? [Graph], ComRes, & BBC, December 12, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/378118/united-kingdom-survey-perceived-loneliness-at-old-age/