Between March and June 2020, four in ten U.S. adults aged 50-80 years felt a lack of companionship. However, this rate was much higher among women (47 percent) than men (35 percent) and among those who reported more depression symptoms (84 percent) than those with fewer symptoms (36 percent).
This statistic illustrates the percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship some of the time or often during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics.
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics*
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (September 14, 2020). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253307/characteristics-of-us-older-adults-feeling-lonely-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics*." Chart. September 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253307/characteristics-of-us-older-adults-feeling-lonely-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2020). Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253307/characteristics-of-us-older-adults-feeling-lonely-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adults in The U.S. Who Felt a Lack of Companionship during The Covid-19 Pandemic from March to June 2020, by Select Demographics and Characteristics*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253307/characteristics-of-us-older-adults-feeling-lonely-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253307/characteristics-of-us-older-adults-feeling-lonely-during-covid/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Percentage of older adults in the U.S. who felt a lack of companionship during the COVID-19 pandemic from March to June 2020, by select demographics and characteristics* [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), September 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253307/characteristics-of-us-older-adults-feeling-lonely-during-covid/
