As of August 2020, for around a third of men and women aged 50 years and older, the longest they had gone without interacting with someone outside their household or workplace since the COVID-19 pandemic began was just a few days. However, nearly 1 in 5 older women reported 2-3 months as the longest time in which they did not interact with others outside of home or work.
This statistic shows the percentage older U.S. adults who reported the longest time not interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of August 2020, by gender.
Share of older U.S. adults who reported the longest they went without interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
A few days
37%
33%
A week
18%
11%
Two weeks
11%
13%
Three weeks
6%
5%
A month
10%
11%
Two to three months
13%
18%
I have not interacted with people outside my household/workplace since the pandemic began
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, what is the longest time you have gone without interacting with other people outside of your household and your workplace?"
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AARP, & United Health Foundation. (October 6, 2020). Share of older U.S. adults who reported the longest they went without interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253745/us-older-adults-longest-time-of-no-social-interaction-since-pandemic-by-gender/
AARP, und United Health Foundation. "Share of older U.S. adults who reported the longest they went without interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by gender." Chart. October 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253745/us-older-adults-longest-time-of-no-social-interaction-since-pandemic-by-gender/
AARP, United Health Foundation. (2020). Share of older U.S. adults who reported the longest they went without interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253745/us-older-adults-longest-time-of-no-social-interaction-since-pandemic-by-gender/
AARP, and United Health Foundation. "Share of Older U.S. Adults Who Reported The Longest They Went without Interacting with Others outside of Household/Workplace since The Start of The Covid-19 Pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253745/us-older-adults-longest-time-of-no-social-interaction-since-pandemic-by-gender/
AARP & United Health Foundation, Share of older U.S. adults who reported the longest they went without interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253745/us-older-adults-longest-time-of-no-social-interaction-since-pandemic-by-gender/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Share of older U.S. adults who reported the longest they went without interacting with others outside of household/workplace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of Aug. 2020, by gender [Graph], AARP, & United Health Foundation, October 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1253745/us-older-adults-longest-time-of-no-social-interaction-since-pandemic-by-gender/
