1.4 Loneliness by sex

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1	Proportion of people who feel lonely, by sex, Great Britain 3rd April to 3rd May 2020						Return to Contents				Link to all indicators
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3	Definitions: Feeling often/ always lonely Adults aged 16 and over across Great Britain were asked how often they felt lonely, where the options were "often/always" / "some of the time" / "occasionally" / "hardly ever" / "never". Those reporting feeling lonely often / always is used as the indicator. Feeling lonely in the past 7 days Adults aged 16 and over across Great Britain were asked "In the past seven days, how has your well-being being affected?". This indicator is measured by those then reporting "Feeling lonely".
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6		Male	Female	All People
7	Often/Always	5.1	4.9	5
8	Lower 95% Confidence Interval	3.7	3.9	4.1
9	Upper 95% Confidence Interval	6.6	6	5.9
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11	Sample size (rounded)	2400	2860	5260
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13		Male	Female	All People
14	Felt lonely in past 7 days	29.8	31.8	30.9
15	Lower 95% Confidence Interval	25.8	28.5	28.4
16	Upper 95% Confidence Interval	33.8	35.1	33.5
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18	Sample size (rounded)	1000	1450	2440
19	Source: Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Office for National Statistics
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21	Notes:
22	1. All respondents were asked "How often do you feel lonely?". Therefore the base population for those reporting often/ always lonely is those aged 16 and over in Great Britain (n= 5,260)
23	2. Respondents were asked 'In the past seven days, how has your well-being being affected?' giving the option for noting 'Feeling lonely' if they have already noted that they were 'very worried' or 'somewhat worried' about the 'effect that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on their life right now?' and if they reported 'My well-being is being affected (for example, boredom, loneliness, anxiety and stress)' when asked "In which ways is Coronavirus (COVID-19) affecting your life?" (n= 2,440)
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