Loneliness score among adults by generation U.S. 2018

According to the survey from 2018, younger generations tended to have a higher loneliness score, while older generations scored lower. This statistic reveals the loneliness score among adults in the United States in 2018, by generation.

Loneliness score among adults in the United States in 2018, by generation

Characteristic	Loneliness score
Gen Z	48.3
Millennials	45.3
Gen X	45.1
Boomers	42.4
Greatest	38.6

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Release date

May 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 21 to March 6, 2018

Number of respondents

20,096 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: Gen Z (adults ages 18-22), Millennials (adults ages 23-37), Gen X (adults ages 38-51), Boomers (adults ages 52-71), and Greatest Generation (adults ages 72+)
The formula behind the index involves deriving a score for each respondent based on their answers to a series of twenty statements and from there calculating a total mean score for everyone who completed the survey to obtain a national score. The index stipulates that the higher the score, the lonelier people are. Possible loneliness scores range from 20 to 80, with the total average national loneliness score in America reaching 44.

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