A survey conducted in March 2021 among U.S. adults found that around 22 percent reported feeling lonely a few times a month before the COVID-19 pandemic. Women were more likely than men to report feeling lonely. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender.
Percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender
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YouGov. (March 16, 2021). Percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420218/frequency-lonely-before-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov. "Percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420218/frequency-lonely-before-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov. (2021). Percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420218/frequency-lonely-before-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Felt Lonely with Select Frequency before The Covid-19 Pandemic as of March 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420218/frequency-lonely-before-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
YouGov, Percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420218/frequency-lonely-before-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender [Graph], YouGov, March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420218/frequency-lonely-before-covid-19-pandemic-us-adults-by-gender/
