This statistic shows the percentage of people who report that their loneliness and social isolation has ever led them to think about harming themselves or committing a violent act in the U.S. as of 2018. In this year, 31 percent of those reporting loneliness and social isolation indicated that these feelings have led them to thinking about harming themselves.
Percentage of people whose loneliness and social isolation caused thoughts of harming themselves or committing violent acts in the U.S. in 2018
People reporting loneliness or social isolation were asked if feelings of loneliness and social isolation has ever led them to think about harming themselves or committing a violent act.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist. (August 30, 2019). Percentage of people whose loneliness and social isolation caused thoughts of harming themselves or committing violent acts in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083324/loneliness-and-isolation-causing-thoughts-of-self-harm-and-violent-acts-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und The Economist. "Percentage of people whose loneliness and social isolation caused thoughts of harming themselves or committing violent acts in the U.S. in 2018." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083324/loneliness-and-isolation-causing-thoughts-of-self-harm-and-violent-acts-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, The Economist. (2019). Percentage of people whose loneliness and social isolation caused thoughts of harming themselves or committing violent acts in the U.S. in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083324/loneliness-and-isolation-causing-thoughts-of-self-harm-and-violent-acts-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Economist. "Percentage of People Whose Loneliness and Social Isolation Caused Thoughts of Harming Themselves or Committing Violent Acts in The U.S. in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083324/loneliness-and-isolation-causing-thoughts-of-self-harm-and-violent-acts-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation & The Economist, Percentage of people whose loneliness and social isolation caused thoughts of harming themselves or committing violent acts in the U.S. in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083324/loneliness-and-isolation-causing-thoughts-of-self-harm-and-violent-acts-us/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of people whose loneliness and social isolation caused thoughts of harming themselves or committing violent acts in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083324/loneliness-and-isolation-causing-thoughts-of-self-harm-and-violent-acts-us/
