Review of Loneliness Statistics

Annex A: Statistics on loneliness

The English surveys that inform official statistics and that ask about loneliness:

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Community Life Survey	Annual	National and regional	- Gender - Age - Ethnicity - Disability - Urban/Rural - Index of Multiple Deprivation Quintile	✓
Active Lives Adult Survey	Annual	National for loneliness, local level data on levels of activity and volunteering	- Gender - Age - Ethnicity - Disability - Social Status (NS SEC) - Working Status - Current Education Stage - Sexual orientation - Religion	✓
Families Continuous Attitudes Survey	Annual	National for loneliness	- Service type of spouse (RN/RM, Army or RAF)	✓
People and Nature Survey	Monthly	National	- Age - Gender - Ethnicity - Income	✓
English Housing Survey	Annual	National	- Tenure - Household type - Urban/rural - Employment status - Household income quintile - Age - Religion - Ethnicity - Length of residence - Shared Housing tenure - Deprived area	✓
National Travel Survey	Annual	National	- Age group - Gender	✓
Longitudinal Study of Young People in England	Annual	National	- Deprivation (Free School Meals) - Age - Gender - Ethnicity - Disability	✓

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Here is a list of the Scottish surveys that inform official statistics and that ask about loneliness:

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	Frequency	Geography	Breakdowns Available	Harmonised Question?
Scottish Household Survey	Biennial	National for loneliness, local authority for other topics	- Age - Scottish Index Multiple Deprivation - Disability - Household type - Urban/Rural - Ethnicity - Disability	X

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Here is a list of the Welsh surveys that inform official statistics and that ask about loneliness:

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	Frequency	Geography	Breakdowns Available	Harmonised Question?
The National Survey for Wales	Annual and Monthly but loneliness only included in specific versions (last available data on loneliness published February 2018)	National and Local Authority	- Age - General Health, LLTI, mental wellbeing, subjective wellbeing - Material Deprivation - Ethnicity - Housing type - Religion - Welsh language - Sexuality - Carer status - Marital status	X

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Here is a list of the Northern Irish surveys that inform official statistics and that ask about loneliness:

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	Frequency	Geography	Breakdowns Available	Harmonised Question?
Health Survey Northern Ireland	Annual	National and Health and Social Care Trust	- Sex - Age - Marital status - Dependents - Health - Employment and Qualifications - Household Characteristics - Urban/Rural - Region - Deprivation quintile	✓
Continuous Household Survey	Annual	National and Local Government District	- Sex - Age - Marital status - Dependents - Health - Employment and qualifications - Household characteristics - Urban/rural - Sexual identity - Deprivation quintile	✓

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