According to a survey conducted among adults in the United States in May 2021, 12 percent of respondents said they had no close friends. This marked an increase compared to a three percent share of U.S. adults stating the same thing during a survey conducted in 1990. Conversely, the percentage of Americans who said they had 10 or more close friends decreased from 33 percent in 1990 to 13 percent in 2021. The decrease of larger friend groups went hand in hand with a rise of adults stating they had between one to four close friends.

A stateside social recession? Americans marrying later, working longer hours, and becoming more geographically mobile are some elements posited as potential reasons for the nation's increasing loneliness - all this without mentioning the far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among Americans aged 16 and older regarding the qualities they are looking for in a close friend. This statistic only shows the top five answers to that question. 81 percent of the respondents stated a close friend has to be loyal.

According to a survey conducted in Indonesia in 2019, 90.6 percent of the respondents stated that they have friends and acquaintances from school and college as Facebook friends. This was followed by 84.1 percent of respondents who stated that they have family members and co-workers as Facebook friends. The total number of Facebook users in Indonesia amounted to around 64.6 million people in 2018.

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of True Friends

Number of close friends, population aged 15 years and older, by sex, number and percentage, 2013.

The statistic shows the share of adults who have ever watched the TV sitcom 'Friends' in the United States as of February 2018. During the survey, 14 percent of respondents stated that they had watched every episode of the hit TV show.

This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among Americans aged 16 and older on statements regarding themselves and their friendships. About 42 percent of the respondents agreed to be a good friend.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the data for the Friendship, Maine population pyramid, which represents the Friendship town population distribution across age and gender, using estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. It lists the male and female population for each age group, along with the total population for those age groups. Higher numbers at the bottom of the table suggest population growth, whereas higher numbers at the top indicate declining birth rates. Furthermore, the dataset can be utilized to understand the youth dependency ratio, old-age dependency ratio, total dependency ratio, and potential support ratio.

Key observations

• Youth dependency ratio, which is the number of children aged 0-14 per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Friendship, Maine, is 35.0.
• Old-age dependency ratio, which is the number of persons aged 65 or over per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Friendship, Maine, is 75.7.
• Total dependency ratio for Friendship, Maine is 110.7.
• Potential support ratio, which is the number of youth (working age population) per elderly, for Friendship, Maine is 1.3.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Friendship town population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Friendship town for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Friendship town for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Total Population: The total population of the Friendship town for the selected age group is shown in the following column.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Friendship town Population by Age. You can refer the same here

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Friendship population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Friendship. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Friendship by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Friendship.

Key observations

The largest age group in Friendship, AR was for the group of age 40 to 44 years years with a population of 38 (18.01%), according to the ACS 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Friendship, AR was the 85 years and over years with a population of 0 (0%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Friendship is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Friendship total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Friendship Population by Age. You can refer the same here

According to a survey conducted among adults in the United States in May 2021, 59 percent of respondents said they had a person they considered their best friend. This marked a drop from the 75 percent share of American adults who said they had a best friend in 1990. The decrease in Americans enjoying the perks of having a best chum went hand in hand with a surging share of adults stating they have no close friends to speak of.

Purpose: Aphasia may decrease the capacity to develop and maintain friendships. The aim of this study was to better understand the perspectives of people with aphasia on why some friendship bonds remain strong and some do not. Furthermore, we wanted to explore how age and aphasia severity shape views on friendship.Method: We interviewed 27 people with aphasia about their experiences of friendship before and after the onset of aphasia. We then used framework analysis and reflexive thematic analysis to interpret the interview data.Results: From the interviews, we created four major themes concerning how friend relationships had been impacted by aphasia: (a) Not all bonds have the same chance of surviving the onset of aphasia; (b) people with aphasia’s closest friends took active steps to keep relationships strong; (c) if friends knew some basic information about aphasia, bonds would stay stronger; (d) positive affective aspects of friendship play an important role in keeping bonds strong. We also noted differences in friendship experiences that appeared to be influenced by age and aphasia severity of participants.Conclusions: Interview data provided actionable ideas including focusing on friends who are likely to be responsive to help with maintaining the friendship, providing them with strategies to keep the friendship active and communication meaningful, and acknowledging the positive impact that this will have on the friend recovering from aphasia. More research is needed to develop programs that empower people with aphasia to maintain their friendships.Supplemental Material S1. Number of participants within each category of sampling dimensions (age, aphasia severity, cis man/woman).Archer, B., Azios, J. H., Douglas, N. F., Strong, K. A., Worrall, L., & Simmons-Mackie, N. (2024). “I could not talk . . . she did everything . . . she’s now my sister”: People with aphasia’s perspectives on friends who stuck around. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(1), 349–368. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00205

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of Small Friends Inc

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of International Friends Inc

This table contains 770 series, with data for years 1990 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-29. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (26 items: Belgium (Flemish speaking);Czech Republic; Canada; Belgium (French speaking) ...), Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...), Age group (3 items: 11 years;13 years;15 years ...), Time spent (5 items: Every day;4 to 6 days a week;2 to 3 days a week; Once a week or less ...).

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of Library Friends

Over 200 hearing, deaf and hard-of-hearing students (18-25 years) in both the Netherlands and the US filled in a questionnaire about their online activities, friendship quality of online, offline and mixed friendships and their well-being. Goal of the research project was to gain insights in the differences between online, mixed and offline friendship quality of deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents compared to hearing ones and its relation with their levels of well-being.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Friendship town population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Friendship town. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Friendship town by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Friendship town.

Key observations

The largest age group in Friendship, New York was for the group of age 35-39 years with a population of 158 (10.63%), according to the 2021 American Community Survey. At the same time, the smallest age group in Friendship, New York was the 85+ years with a population of 19 (1.28%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Friendship town is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Friendship town total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Friendship town Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of American Friends Of Ora

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of 10000 Friends of Pennsylvania

The final column contains the Spearman rank correlation of each feature with the Closest Friend target variable. Interaction counts represent the total interactions in the six months prior to an online survey that asked users to identify their closest friends in real life.