Skip to main content

The report looks at aspects of loneliness in terms of the absence of close personal relationships and a lack of wider social contacts.

The results are based on questions asked in the National Survey for Wales in 2016-17 using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale.

Main points

  • Younger people were more likely to be lonely than older people.
  • 20% of people experienced loneliness related to the absence of close personal relationships. 35% due to lack of wider social contacts.

Reports

Loneliness (National Survey for Wales), April 2016 to March 2017 , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB

PDF
1 MB
If you need a more accessible version of this document please email digital@gov.wales. Please tell us the format you need. If you use assistive technology please tell us what this is.

Contact

Siobhan Evans

Telephone: 0300 025 6685

Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg / We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh.

Media

Telephone: 0300 025 8099

Rydym yn croesawu galwadau yn Gymraeg / We welcome calls in Welsh.