One in five people aged 60 and over who experience loneliness say they have no one to turn to, according to a new poll for the Campaign to End Loneliness. Survation conducted telephone interviews with 1,254 UK adults aged 60+. Polling was conducted from 8th – 13th May 2015.

41% of those who feel lonely agree that transport is a barrier to seeing people, while just over half (51%) of older people believe the internet can help prevent loneliness.

The poll was conducted by telephone interview with 1,254 people aged 60 and over in the UK and showed:

• 20% of of those who say they feel lonely some of the time or often disagree or strongly disagree with the statement “I feel that I have someone to turn to when I feel lonely”
• 41% of those who say they feel lonely some of the time or often agree or strongly agree with the statement: “I find that transport is a barrier to me seeing people”
• 51% of those aged 60+ agree or strongly agree with the statement: “I think using the internet can prevent older people from being lonely”

Data tables can be found in the archive.

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