According to a survey among Indian urban youth about life in lockdown, a majority of respondents felt lonely sometimes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in April 2020. About 20 percent of respondents felt very lonely during the lockdown due to disruption of their everyday activity and social life.
Feeling of loneliness among Indians during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown as of April 2020
among urban youth across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.
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Supplementary notes
According to the source, this data is not representative of urban youth in India. Being geographically diverse, the country's impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has been varied.
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Observer Research Foundation, & Youth Ki Awaaz. (July 3, 2020). Feeling of loneliness among Indians during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170405/india-feeling-of-loneliness-covid-19-lockdown/
Observer Research Foundation, und Youth Ki Awaaz. "Feeling of loneliness among Indians during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown as of April 2020." Chart. July 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170405/india-feeling-of-loneliness-covid-19-lockdown/
Observer Research Foundation, Youth Ki Awaaz. (2020). Feeling of loneliness among Indians during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170405/india-feeling-of-loneliness-covid-19-lockdown/
Observer Research Foundation, and Youth Ki Awaaz. "Feeling of Loneliness among Indians during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Lockdown as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170405/india-feeling-of-loneliness-covid-19-lockdown/
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Feeling of loneliness among Indians during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown as of April 2020 [Graph], Observer Research Foundation, & Youth Ki Awaaz, July 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170405/india-feeling-of-loneliness-covid-19-lockdown/
