Frequency U.S. adults felt lonely before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, by gender
A survey conducted in March 2021 among U.S. adults found that around 22 percent reported feeling lonely a few times a month before the COVID-19 pandemic. Women were more likely than men to report feeling lonely. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who felt lonely with select frequency before the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2021, by gender.