A survey conducted in March 2021 among U.S. adults found that around 36 percent reported feeling more lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women were more likely than men to report feeling more lonely since the pandemic began. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender.
Percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender
Original question: "Q23n. Thinking about from the beginning of the pandemic to
now, during this time have you generally felt more lonely than
usual, less lonely than usual, or was there no significant impact?"
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YouGov. (March 16, 2021). Percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420212/more-lonely-since-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov. "Percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420212/more-lonely-since-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov. (2021). Percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420212/more-lonely-since-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Felt More or Less Lonely than Usual since The Beginning of The Covid-19 Pandemic as of March 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420212/more-lonely-since-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov, Percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420212/more-lonely-since-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who felt more or less lonely than usual since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender [Graph], YouGov, March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420212/more-lonely-since-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
