This statistic shows the specific reasons given for feelings of loneliness and social isolation in the United States in 2018. In this year, 18 percent of those who reported experiencing loneliness or social isolation attributed their feelings to the death of a loved one and 12 percent gave the reason of physical/health problems.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist. (August 30, 2019). Percentage of those in the U.S. with feelings of loneliness and social isolation who stated select reasons for those feelings in 2018* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1082902/loneliness-and-isolation-reasons-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und The Economist. "Percentage of those in the U.S. with feelings of loneliness and social isolation who stated select reasons for those feelings in 2018*." Chart. August 30, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1082902/loneliness-and-isolation-reasons-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, The Economist. (2019). Percentage of those in the U.S. with feelings of loneliness and social isolation who stated select reasons for those feelings in 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1082902/loneliness-and-isolation-reasons-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Economist. "Percentage of Those in The U.S. with Feelings of Loneliness and Social Isolation Who Stated Select Reasons for Those Feelings in 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Aug 2019, /statistics/1082902/loneliness-and-isolation-reasons-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation & The Economist, Percentage of those in the U.S. with feelings of loneliness and social isolation who stated select reasons for those feelings in 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1082902/loneliness-and-isolation-reasons-us/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Percentage of those in the U.S. with feelings of loneliness and social isolation who stated select reasons for those feelings in 2018* [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & The Economist, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1082902/loneliness-and-isolation-reasons-us/
