In 2018, 47 percent of those who reported being lonely also reported a negative change in financial status in the past two years, in comparison to 22 percent who did not identify as lonely. This statistic shows the proportion of people who experienced negative life events in the past two years in the U.S. in 2018, by state of loneliness.
Percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select negative life events in the past two years as of 2018, by feelings of loneliness
91 percent of those who were lonely reported "yes" to any of the negative life events in the past two years, and 81 percent of those who were not lonely reported "yes" to any of the negative life events in the past two years.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist. (August 30, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select negative life events in the past two years as of 2018, by feelings of loneliness [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082910/negative-life-events-and-loneliness-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und The Economist. "Percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select negative life events in the past two years as of 2018, by feelings of loneliness." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082910/negative-life-events-and-loneliness-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, The Economist. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select negative life events in the past two years as of 2018, by feelings of loneliness. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082910/negative-life-events-and-loneliness-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Economist. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Experienced Select Negative Life Events in The past Two Years as of 2018, by Feelings of Loneliness." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082910/negative-life-events-and-loneliness-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation & The Economist, Percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select negative life events in the past two years as of 2018, by feelings of loneliness Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082910/negative-life-events-and-loneliness-us/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select negative life events in the past two years as of 2018, by feelings of loneliness [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082910/negative-life-events-and-loneliness-us/
