statistic_id,statistic,value,units,subsection,source_id,original_organization,report_title,source_url,publication_date,data_collection_period,geographic_coverage,population,full_sample_size,item_sample_size,subgroup_sample_size,sample_notes,methodology,source_passage_or_table,definition,caveats,date_checked,verification_status,finding_type,recency,legacy_statistic_id,included_in_main_60
I001,Adults reporting no close friends,17,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row None",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F001,False
I002,Adults reporting 1 close friend,13,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 1",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F002,False
I003,Adults reporting 2 close friends,17,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 2",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F003,False
I004,Adults reporting 3 close friends,18,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 3",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F004,False
I005,Adults reporting 4 close friends,12,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 4",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F005,False
I006,Adults reporting 5 close friends,8,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 5",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F006,False
I007,Adults reporting 6 close friends,4,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 6",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F007,False
I008,Adults reporting 7 close friends,3,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 7",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F008,False
I009,Adults reporting 8 close friends,2,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 8",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F009,False
I010,Adults reporting 9 close friends,1,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 9",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F010,False
I011,Adults reporting 10 close friends,1,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 10",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F011,False
I012,Adults reporting 11 or more close friends,5,percent,Actual friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q6 total; p.10 detailed Q6, row 11 or more",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F012,False
I013,Adults preferring no close friends in an ideal world,5,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row None",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F013,False
I014,Adults preferring 1 close friend in an ideal world,9,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 1",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F014,False
I015,Adults preferring 2 close friends in an ideal world,13,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 2",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F015,False
I016,Adults preferring 3 close friends in an ideal world,18,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 3",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F016,False
I017,Adults preferring 4 close friends in an ideal world,11,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 4",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F017,False
I018,Adults preferring 5 close friends in an ideal world,15,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 5",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F018,False
I019,Adults preferring 6 close friends in an ideal world,7,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 6",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F019,False
I020,Adults preferring 7 close friends in an ideal world,2,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 7",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F020,False
I021,Adults preferring 8 close friends in an ideal world,3,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 8",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F021,False
I022,Adults preferring 9 close friends in an ideal world,0,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 9",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F022,False
I023,Adults preferring 10 close friends in an ideal world,4,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 10",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F023,False
I024,Adults preferring 11 or more close friends in an ideal world,11,percent,Preferred friend counts,FS01,YouGov,"Friendship and Loneliness: June 5–9, 2026 poll results",https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Friendship_and_Loneliness_poll_results.pdf,2026; exact publication date not stated in PDF,"June 5–9, 2026",United States,U.S. adult citizens ages 18+,1066,1063,,"Q6 actual and Q7 preferred count each n=1,063, with slightly different gender/age responding bases. Q1 n=1,066; Q3 n=1,064. All percentages weighted; N unweighted.",Web interviews with a weighted opt-in panel; selected/weighted to represent U.S. adult citizens. PDF pp.3/14 lists demographic and political weighting; reported full-sample adjusted margin ±4.3 percentage points is not a subgroup or calculated-gap interval.,"PDF p.2 Q7 total; p.12 detailed Q7, row 11 or more",Reported close-friend count; preferred count in an ideal world; very difficult to make new friends; preference for very close friendships are separate questions.,No respondent-level matched count data supplied. Actual distribution sums to 101%; preferred to 98% from whole-percent rounding. Sums/differences of rounded cells are approximate. Counts are self-defined; do not estimate a mean from the open-ended 11+ category.,2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Calculation input; excluded from headline count,2026 fieldwork,F024,False
I025,Recent immigrants: virtual-only friend contact,15.6,percent,Canadian immigration and contact,FS03,Statistics Canada,"Disconnect to reconnect? How technology is reshaping how Canadians connect with friends, 2025",https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251024/t001a-eng.htm,2025-10-24,"April 11–June 22, 2025",Canada: ten provinces; territories excluded,"Canadian target population, specified immigration-status group",,,,"Full and outcome-group achieved sample sizes unavailable in consulted release. Immigration percentages taken from Table 1, one decimal, not rounded headline.",Survey on Social Connections – Well-being in Canada; release describes oversampling by racialized group/immigration status. Questionnaire inspected. Full achieved and subgroup N not supplied in this release; do not invent them.,"Table 1, Immigrant status rows, Virtually only column",Recent immigrants arrived in previous 10 years. Virtual-only contact uses telephone or Internet and no in-person friend contact within month.,"Use one-decimal table values, not rounded release headlines. Association does not establish an effect of migration; subgroup N unavailable.",2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Context-only precision input; excluded from headline count,Earlier fieldwork; explicitly dated,F052,False
I026,Established immigrants: virtual-only friend contact,12.7,percent,Canadian immigration and contact,FS03,Statistics Canada,"Disconnect to reconnect? How technology is reshaping how Canadians connect with friends, 2025",https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251024/t001a-eng.htm,2025-10-24,"April 11–June 22, 2025",Canada: ten provinces; territories excluded,"Canadian target population, specified immigration-status group",,,,"Full and outcome-group achieved sample sizes unavailable in consulted release. Immigration percentages taken from Table 1, one decimal, not rounded headline.",Survey on Social Connections – Well-being in Canada; release describes oversampling by racialized group/immigration status. Questionnaire inspected. Full achieved and subgroup N not supplied in this release; do not invent them.,"Table 1, Immigrant status rows, Virtually only column",Recent immigrants arrived in previous 10 years. Virtual-only contact uses telephone or Internet and no in-person friend contact within month.,"Use one-decimal table values, not rounded release headlines. Association does not establish an effect of migration; subgroup N unavailable.",2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Context-only precision input; excluded from headline count,Earlier fieldwork; explicitly dated,F053,False
I027,Non-immigrants: virtual-only friend contact,8.4,percent,Canadian immigration and contact,FS03,Statistics Canada,"Disconnect to reconnect? How technology is reshaping how Canadians connect with friends, 2025",https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251024/t001a-eng.htm,2025-10-24,"April 11–June 22, 2025",Canada: ten provinces; territories excluded,"Canadian target population, specified immigration-status group",,,,"Full and outcome-group achieved sample sizes unavailable in consulted release. Immigration percentages taken from Table 1, one decimal, not rounded headline.",Survey on Social Connections – Well-being in Canada; release describes oversampling by racialized group/immigration status. Questionnaire inspected. Full achieved and subgroup N not supplied in this release; do not invent them.,"Table 1, Immigrant status rows, Virtually only column",Recent immigrants arrived in previous 10 years. Virtual-only contact uses telephone or Internet and no in-person friend contact within month.,"Use one-decimal table values, not rounded release headlines. Association does not establish an effect of migration; subgroup N unavailable.",2026-10-14,Verified in original publication,Context-only precision input; excluded from headline count,Earlier fieldwork; explicitly dated,F054,False