Feelings of loneliness among adults U.S. 2018 | Statista

This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults who experienced select types of loneliness always or sometimes as of 2018. According to the data, 59 percent of adults felt that their interests and ideas are not shared by those around them.

Percentage of U.S. adults who said they felt select aspects of loneliness always or sometimes as of 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Interests and ideas are not shared by those around you	59%
People are around you but not with you	56%
Feel shy	56%
No one really knows you well	54%
Left out	47%
Alone	46%
Lack companionship	43%
Relationships with others are not meaningful	43%
Isolated from others	43%
No longer close to anyone	39%
There is no one you can turn to	36%

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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

20,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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