Responses to the Survey with Regard to Loneliness and the PHQ-4 According to Age Group.
Responses to the Survey with Regard to Loneliness and the PHQ-4 According to Age Group.
| Survey | Generation Z (16–23 years) (n=96) | Millennials (24–39 years) (n=287) | Generation X (40–55 years) (n=188) | Baby Boomers and Maturists (≥56 years) (n=82) |
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| Self-reported Loneliness | ||||
| Never, n (%) | 33 (34.3) | 127 (44.2) | 118 (62.8) | 50 (61.0) |
| Sometimes, n (%) | 31 (32.3) | 87 (30.3) | 42 (22.3) | 27 (32.9) |
| More than half the time, n (%) | 13 (13.5) | 35 (12.2) | 18 (9.6) | 2 (2.4) |
| Almost every day, n (%) | 19 (19.8) | 38 (13.2) | 10 (5.3) | 3 (3.7) |
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| Self-reported PHQ-4 | ||||
| Negative (score 0–2), n (%) | 22 (23.0) | 63 (22.0) | 58 (30.9) | 27 (32.9) |
| Positive (score ≥3), n (%) | 74 (77.0) | 224 (78.0) | 130 (69.1) | 55 (67.1) |