Table 3 De Jong Social Loneliness Score
Score summaries: | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
0 (Not socially lonely) | 19 | 28.4 | |
1 | 7 | 10.4 | |
2 | 12 | 17.9 | |
3 (Intensely Socially lonely) | 25 | 37.3 | |
Declined to Answer | 4 | 6 | |
Questionnaire responses: | Variables (score) | Frequency | Percentage |
Living Arrangement | Lives by self (0) | 26 | 38.8 |
Live with one or more family members (1) | 32 | 47.8 | |
Live with non-family member (2) | 7 | 10.4 | |
Declined to answer | 2 | 3 | |
People to rely on | Yes there are people to rely on (1) | 29 | 35.8 |
More or less, there are people to rely on (2) | 24 | 35.8 | |
No people to rely on (0) | 13 | 19.4 | |
Declined to answer | 1 | 1.5 | |
People to trust completely | Many people I can trust completely (yes −1) | 27 | 40.3 |
More or less, people can trust completely (2) | 18 | 26.9 | |
No people I can trust completely (0) | 20 | 29.9 | |
Declined to answer | 2 | 3 | |
How often do you feel you lack companionship? | Lack companionship hardly ever (0) | 26 | 38.8 |
Lack companionship some of the time (1) | 27 | 40.3 | |
Lack companionship often (2) | 14 | 20.9 | |
Declined to answer | 0 | 0 | |
Living Arrangement | Lives by self (0) | 26 | 38.8 |
Live with one or more family members (1) | 32 | 47.8 | |