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How often do you feel lonely?
Asked of: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006
How often you feel lonely · Asked in 9 waves, 2024 · 568,026 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Always | Usually | Sometimes | Rarely? | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 50,554 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 59,114 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 64,793 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 66,330 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 66,223 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 | 67,447 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 5% |
| 8% |
| 28% |
| 32% |
| 27% |
| 50554 |
| ±0.9 |
| AK | 2% | 14% | 32% | 33% | 18% | 524 | ±7 |
| AL | 6% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 26% | 780 | ±5 |
| AR | 6% | 7% | 26% | 31% | 30% | 827 | ±5 |
| AZ | 5% | 7% | 25% | 34% | 29% | 1286 | ±4 |
| CA | 5% | 10% | 29% | 32% | 24% | 3261 | ±4 |
| CO | 4% | 10% | 30% | 31% | 25% | 1250 | ±4 |
| CT | 3% | 12% | 25% | 33% | 27% | 852 | ±5 |
| DC | 6% | 8% | 29% | 36% | 21% | 594 | ±7 |
| DE | 4% | 6% | 29% | 35% | 27% | 531 | ±7 |
| FL | 3% | 7% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 1670 | ±4 |
| GA | 5% | 8% | 33% | 26% | 29% | 1152 | ±5 |
| HI | 8% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 25% | 530 | ±7 |
| IA | 5% | 9% | 22% | 39% | 25% | 800 | ±5 |
| ID | 5% | 12% | 24% | 32% | 27% | 1064 | ±4 |
| IL | 5% | 8% | 27% | 33% | 28% | 1161 | ±4 |
| IN | 7% | 10% | 27% | 30% | 26% | 931 | ±4 |
| KS | 4% | 10% | 29% | 31% | 26% | 1019 | ±4 |
| KY | 6% | 9% | 27% | 32% | 26% | 784 | ±5 |
| LA | 6% | 8% | 28% | 26% | 31% | 653 | ±5 |
| MA | 4% | 9% | 31% | 32% | 23% | 1166 | ±4 |
| MD | 4% | 6% | 28% | 34% | 28% | 1122 | ±4 |
| ME | 4% | 13% | 22% | 36% | 24% | 583 | ±6 |
| MI | 6% | 9% | 26% | 30% | 29% | 1257 | ±4 |
| MN | 5% | 6% | 26% | 38% | 25% | 1046 | ±4 |
| MO | 5% | 11% | 26% | 32% | 26% | 923 | ±5 |
| MS | 7% | 8% | 29% | 27% | 29% | 684 | ±6 |
| MT | 4% | 5% | 32% | 35% | 24% | 599 | ±6 |
| NC | 5% | 8% | 31% | 31% | 25% | 846 | ±5 |
| ND | 3% | 4% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 358 | ±7 |
| NE | 3% | 9% | 26% | 34% | 28% | 862 | ±5 |
| NH | 7% | 9% | 29% | 29% | 26% | 875 | ±6 |
| NJ | 6% | 5% | 28% | 31% | 31% | 897 | ±4 |
| NM | 6% | 9% | 24% | 32% | 29% | 1045 | ±5 |
| NV | 3% | 9% | 26% | 34% | 28% | 767 | ±5 |
| NY | 5% | 6% | 31% | 31% | 27% | 881 | ±5 |
| OH | 4% | 11% | 22% | 36% | 27% | 902 | ±5 |
| OK | 6% | 10% | 25% | 29% | 31% | 862 | ±5 |
| OR | 5% | 11% | 34% | 32% | 19% | 1280 | ±4 |
| PA | 4% | 8% | 27% | 35% | 27% | 1197 | ±4 |
| RI | 4% | 12% | 27% | 28% | 30% | 499 | ±6 |
| SC | 3% | 9% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 838 | ±5 |
| SD | 4% | 6% | 30% | 36% | 23% | 533 | ±6 |
| TN | 4% | 10% | 28% | 31% | 26% | 974 | ±5 |
| TX | 4% | 9% | 25% | 32% | 29% | 2444 | ±4 |
| UT | 4% | 11% | 31% | 31% | 22% | 1628 | ±4 |
| VA | 5% | 8% | 30% | 33% | 24% | 1356 | ±4 |
| VT | 3% | 5% | 25% | 40% | 27% | 439 | ±8 |
| WA | 4% | 9% | 28% | 37% | 22% | 2095 | ±3 |
| WI | 3% | 8% | 24% | 33% | 32% | 871 | ±5 |
| WV | 7% | 10% | 27% | 33% | 24% | 657 | ±6 |
| WY | 5% | 8% | 29% | 31% | 27% | 399 | ±9 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 03 (2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01 | web | 71,798 | 65,537 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 02 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04 | web | 71,152 | 65,168 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 01 (2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05) Source variable SOCIAL2. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05 | web | 68,544 | 62,860 |