Measuring loneliness
28% OF CANADIANS REPORT THEY LIVE ALONE (IN 2016) 18% OF CANADIANS ATTEND A RELIGIOUS SERVICE WEEKLY, BUT ONLY 9% AMONG DESOLATE AND ISOLATED 41% WISH THEY HAD SOMEONE TO TALK TO, BUT DON’T
47 % FEEL LONELY AND WISH THEY HAD MORE FRIENDLY HUMAN CONTACT
23 % WOULD RATHER HAVE LESS TIME ALONE 35% SAY THEY WISH THEY HAD MORE GOOD FRIENDS
62% WOULD LIKE MORE TIME VISITING AND SOCIALIZING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
14% DESCRIBE THEIR SOCIAL LIVES AS VERY GOOD 33% COULD NOT SAY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN AN EMERGENCY
18% AREN’T CERTAIN FRIENDS AND FAMILY WOULD PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN A PERSONAL CRISIS