NBC News (8/25, Bendix ) reports “a recent survey suggests that” the share of US adults who don’t have close friends “has risen overall, particularly among those who did not graduate college – creating a kind of class divide in people’s level of social engagement and connection.” Investigators observed that “nearly a quarter of U.S. adults with a high school diploma or lower education level said they had no close friends,” with the number being “higher for Black adults in that group: 35%.” These findings “come amid a documented rise in social isolation nationwide,” wherein “around 30% of adults say they’ve felt lonely at least once per week over the past year, and 10% say they’re lonely every day, according to a January poll from the American Psychiatric Association.” The findings were published by the Survey Center on American Life.
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— “A stark social divide: Adults without college degrees more likely to have no close friends, survey finds,”Aria Bendix, NBC News, August 25, 2024