"Figure 9: Single adults living alone in every country and region were more likely to report feeling lonely than people in households with two or more adults or with children","" "Percentage of people, country or region, 3 April to 3 May 2020'","" "","" "Notes","1. When asked the question ""how often do you feel lonely?"" people have been categorised as ""lonely at least some of the time"" if they responded either ""often/always"" or ""some of the time"" to the question, compared with people who responded ""occasionally"", ""hardly ever"", ""never"", or ""don't know"". 2. Base population for percentage: adults aged 16 years or over." "Unit","%" "","" "Country or region","Percentage of households of single adults who felt lonely at least some of the time","Percentage of households of two or more adults, and households with children, who felt lonely at least some of the time" "East Midlands","44.6","18.4" "North East","44.1","20.6" "Scotland","41.9","18.5" "Yorkshire and The Humber","41.3","16.0" "West Midlands","41.0","18.2" "South East","39.1","14.0" "London","38.4","23.1" "North West","37.4","15.6" "East of England","35.6","22.1" "Wales","34.7","22.3" "South West","33.8","18.3"