In 2018, 22 percent of people who reported feeling lonely or socially isolated stated that they have felt this way for more than ten years. This statistic shows the length of time that people spent feeling lonely or socially isolated in the United States in 2018.
Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely and socially isolated for select periods of time as of 2018
Among people reporting loneliness or social isolation were asked: "About how long have you felt lonely or isolated from those around you?"
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist. (August 30, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely and socially isolated for select periods of time as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082951/length-of-time-spent-lonely-and-isolated-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und The Economist. "Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely and socially isolated for select periods of time as of 2018." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082951/length-of-time-spent-lonely-and-isolated-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, The Economist. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely and socially isolated for select periods of time as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082951/length-of-time-spent-lonely-and-isolated-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Economist. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Felt Lonely and Socially Isolated for Select Periods of Time as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082951/length-of-time-spent-lonely-and-isolated-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation & The Economist, Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely and socially isolated for select periods of time as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082951/length-of-time-spent-lonely-and-isolated-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely and socially isolated for select periods of time as of 2018 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082951/length-of-time-spent-lonely-and-isolated-us/
