* The full question reads as follows: "Which of the following statements comes closer to your view? Even if you are not sure, please try and give your best guess. Future technology will improve interaction between people. Future technology will make people more isolated."
Percentages missing or exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Prediction on future technology and social relations in the UK in 2016
This statistic displays respondents' attitudes towards future technology and social relations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A majority of 53 percent of respondents reported feeling that future technology will make people more isolated.
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