Survey results about loneliness

In a survey of 204 people between the ages of 18 and 29, 64% reported dealing with negative emotions more often than they had prior to the pandemic.

Almost all said they have experienced increased loneliness as the pandemic has gone on.

This chart shows people's answers about how much the pandemic has impacted their desire to connect with other people.

Colors show answers to a previous question: whether they experienced an increased level of loneliness.

• ● Yes, often
• ● Yes, sometimes
• ● No noticed change

145 people (71.0%) said that their desire to connect with people had increased over the course of the pandemic.

Of all who answered their desire to connect has heavily increased, a majority are colored by Hot pink (those who often felt alone).

Hover circles to see the respondents' demographic information.

Colors represent answers to the previous question: "Have you experienced increased loneliness during the pandemic?"

• ● Yes, often
• ● Yes, sometimes
• ● No noticed change

Survey results about risk of meeting new people

Before the pandemic, 63% of respondents said that it was very important that they knew a potential match was healthy, including being STI-free.

None of the respondents answered "Very Unimportant."

This chart shows respondents' answers about whether they would trust their match's word about being COVID free without proof.

Colors represent answers to the previous question: how important it was to know the match was healthy before the pandemic.

• ● Very important
• ● Somewhat or slightly important
• ● Somewhat unimportant
• ● No answer

Almost 55% (111 in total) of respondents said that they would take someone’s word about being COVID free.

About half of them also answered, to the previous question, that it was very important that they knew their potential match was healthy before the pandemic.

Hover circles to see the respondents' demographic information.

Colors represent answers to the previous question: "Before the pandemic, how important was it to know that your match was healthy? (STI Free, etc.)"

• ● Very important
• ● Somewhat or slightly important
• ● Somewhat unimportant
• ● No answer

Survey results about relationship

130 respondents (63.7%) answered it is important for their friends and family to acknowledge their negative feelings when they feel alone.

This chart shows people's ansers about how much the pandemic affected their ability to be happy while alone.

Colors represent answers to the previous question, about how important it is that other people recognize their feelings when they feel alone.

• ● Very or somewhat important
• ◯ Generally welcome
• ● Somewhat or very unimportant

More than half (110 people, 53.9%) of the respondents said their ability to be happy while alone has been increased due to the pandemic.

Interestingly, about half of them also answered, to the previous question, that it is very or somewhat important that other people recognize their loneliness.

Hover circles to see the respondents' demographic information.

Colors represent answers to the previous question: "When you feel lonely, how important is it that people acknowledge that feeling?"

• ● Very or somewhat important
• ◯ Generally welcome
• ● Somewhat or very unimportant