Table 2 Prevalence of loneliness (sometimes, often) by age group and social capital variables in Western Finland, 2011

Social contacts:

 Friends

  Frequent

38.1

31

26.9

24.9

  Infrequent

74.2

50

43.5

34.8

   p

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.003

 Neigbours

  Frequent

30.6

28.4

25.7

21.9

  Infrequent

47.1

41

38.5

38.3

   p

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Organisational activity

  Active

37.2

25.7

25.1

25.7

  Not active

39.9

36.4

32.6

28

   p

0.55

0.001

0.008

0.460

 Trust

  Trust

35.6

29

26.3

22.5

  Mistrust

61.2

58.9

47.1

39.4

  p

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Neighbourhood belonging

  Strong

33.5

29.4

26.9

23.4

  Weak

53.2

51.1

48.5

46.9

   p

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001