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Loneliness: what characteristics and circumstances are associated with feeling lonely?
— Analysis of characteristics and circumstances associated with loneliness in England using the Community Life Survey, 2016 to 2017 | | Corporate Author | Office for National Statistics - ONS |
| Publisher | Office for National Statistics - ONS, 10 April 2018 |
| Pages | 18 pp |
| Source | Link for this and other items on Loneliness in older people: https://www.ons.gov.uk/search?q=loneliness |
| Keywords | Loneliness ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; England. |
| Annotation | The analysis presented is based on based on data collected for the Community Life Survey (CLS) between August 2016 and March 2017, and on this question, "How often do you feel lonely?" The focus is on identifying personal characteristics and circumstances that increase or reduce the likelihood of experiencing loneliness. It finds that 5% of adults in England reported feeling lonely "often" or "always", and that younger adults aged 16-24 reported feeling lonely more often than those in older age groups. Three profiles of people at particular risk from loneliness were identified: widowed older homeowners living alone with long-term health conditions; unmarried, middle-aged with long-term health conditions; and younger renters with little trust and sense of belonging to their area. Among 13 factors identified as independently affecting loneliness are health and disability; and those with caring responsibilities. Also available at same link is a technical report (28 pp), 'Logistic regression and latent class analysis of loneliness using the Community Life Survey August 2016 to March 2017: description of the statistical methods and techniques which underpin the article ...' (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180413001 E |
| Classmark | DV: F: 3F: 82 * |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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