Difference between men and women aged 18-34
We combined the data for 18-24 and 25-34 year-olds so that we had enough data to compare men and women in the younger age groups and feel confident in the results.
The higher a question score (which is between 1 and 4), the more that question contributes to loneliness. When we looked at the scores for each question for men and women separately in the 18-34 age group, we noticed that for some questions, the difference between men and women stood out.
The top two questions where the average scores had the largest difference were:
How often do you feel you can find companionship when you want it?
For women the score was 2.50, for men it was 10.7% higher at 2.77
How often do you feel part of a group of friends?
For men the score was 2.60, for women it was 7.7% higher at 2.80
To find out more, and understand why this might be, we invited 3 people aged 18-34 to join Georgia to discuss. I was there as time-keeper. We recorded it to share: