Loneliness in the USA

 CDC report on loneliness in the USA.

In 2022, the prevalence of feeling lonely always, usually, or sometimes among adults in 26 U.S. states was highest for bisexual (56.7%) and transgender persons (range = 56.4%–63.9%); these groups also reported the highest prevalence of stress, frequent mental distress, and history of depression (range = 34.3%–67.2%).

Prevalence of lack of social and emotional support was elevated among transgender adults.

What are the implications for public health practice? Addressing the threat to mental health among sexual and gender minority groups should include consideration of loneliness and lack of social and emotional support...

statistics suggest the breakdown of family ties is the background for this: 

Overall prevalence estimates were 32.1% for loneliness and 24.1% for lack of social and emotional support (Table 2). Within the corresponding demographic categories, prevalences of loneliness and lack of social and emotional support were respectively highest among those aged 18–34 years (43.3% and 29.7%), those with less than a high school education (41.1% and 36.3%), those who never married (45.9% and 34.7%), and those with household income below $25,000 (47.9% and 39.8%); prevalences were lowest among non-Hispanic White adults (29.6% and 20.1%) and those who had two adults living in a household (27.4% and 19.1%).

 

Loneliness was significantly more common among women than among men (33.5% versus 30.7%), whereas lack of social and emotional support was more common among men than among women (22.3% versus 26.1%).

 

The prevalence of loneliness was significantly higher among adults who identified as gay (41.2%), lesbian (44.8%), bisexual (56.7%), or something other than gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight (50.7%), than among those who identified as straight (30.3%).

I wonder if the statistics would be similar here in the Philippines, where gays and trans are part of the extended family, and where the hard core gay culture does not have an anti normal bias as it does in the USA...