This statistic shows the percentage of people engaging in specific coping behaviors when they feel lonely or socially isolated in the U.S. as of 2018. Among those reporting loneliness and social isolation, 78 percent indicated that they almost always or sometimes distract themselves with TV, computer, or video games when they are feeling lonely.
Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely or socially isolated who did select activities to cope with these feelings as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Distract themselves with TV, computer, or video games
Percentage of those reporting loneliness or social isolation who say they do each activity "almost always" or "sometimes" when they are feeling lonely.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist. (August 30, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely or socially isolated who did select activities to cope with these feelings as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083359/coping-behaviors-loneliness-and-social-isolation-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und The Economist. "Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely or socially isolated who did select activities to cope with these feelings as of 2018." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083359/coping-behaviors-loneliness-and-social-isolation-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, The Economist. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely or socially isolated who did select activities to cope with these feelings as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083359/coping-behaviors-loneliness-and-social-isolation-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Economist. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Felt Lonely or Socially Isolated Who Did Select Activities to Cope with These Feelings as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083359/coping-behaviors-loneliness-and-social-isolation-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation & The Economist, Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely or socially isolated who did select activities to cope with these feelings as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083359/coping-behaviors-loneliness-and-social-isolation-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who felt lonely or socially isolated who did select activities to cope with these feelings as of 2018 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083359/coping-behaviors-loneliness-and-social-isolation-us/
