General statistics - 2018 - ==9.8% of [[Higher Education Students|students]] said they were lonely== (ONS 2018) - People in cities said they were more lonely (YouGov 2018) - People more lonely in general on weekends (YouGov 2018) - 75% of young people say they have felt lonely. Drops to 63% for those over 55. (YouGov 2018) - Previous research - 74% say they can't tell anyone when they're lonely. ### Lockdown made it worse - 1 in 4 adults lonely in the previous 2 weeks - Young people most likely to feel lonely. Three times more likely. - Covid impact increased throughout the pandemic. - February 2022 - 1/4 lonely all or most of the time. For [[Students of colour]] and LGBT students -33%