This statistic shows the results of a survey on friendship carried out in May 2018 among UK adults, divided by age group. The survey asked people if they agreed that it had been a long time since they had made a new friend. Of 45-54 year olds 59 percent agreed that they had not made a new friend in a while, the most of any age-group.
Share of United Kingdom (UK) adults who say they haven't made a new friend in a long time as of 2018, by age group
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YouGov. (May 30, 2018). Share of United Kingdom (UK) adults who say they haven't made a new friend in a long time as of 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866338/adults-who-say-they-haven-t-made-a-friend-in-a-long-time-in-uk/
YouGov. "Share of United Kingdom (UK) adults who say they haven't made a new friend in a long time as of 2018, by age group." Chart. May 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866338/adults-who-say-they-haven-t-made-a-friend-in-a-long-time-in-uk/
YouGov. (2018). Share of United Kingdom (UK) adults who say they haven't made a new friend in a long time as of 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866338/adults-who-say-they-haven-t-made-a-friend-in-a-long-time-in-uk/
YouGov. "Share of United Kingdom (Uk) Adults Who Say They Haven't Made a New Friend in a Long Time as of 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866338/adults-who-say-they-haven-t-made-a-friend-in-a-long-time-in-uk/
YouGov, Share of United Kingdom (UK) adults who say they haven't made a new friend in a long time as of 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866338/adults-who-say-they-haven-t-made-a-friend-in-a-long-time-in-uk/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of United Kingdom (UK) adults who say they haven't made a new friend in a long time as of 2018, by age group [Graph], YouGov, May 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866338/adults-who-say-they-haven-t-made-a-friend-in-a-long-time-in-uk/