US adults who felt more lonely since COVID-19 pandemic began by age 2021

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. Those aged 18 to 34 years were most likely 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 age.

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 age

Characteristic	Total	18 to 34 years	35 to 54 years	55 years and older
More lonely than usual	36%	45%	33%	30%
Less lonely than usual	9%	14%	10%	4%
No significant impact	50%	32%	51%	62%
Don't know	6%	9%	5%	4%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 11 to 15, 2021

Number of respondents

2,242 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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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