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@SteveBHolt@sciences.social

2023-05-04 19:39 UTC

One more 🧵 on time-use and what it can tell us descriptively about the rise in loneliness. This time: time spent with friends in a typical day. Friends, of course, are the family we choose and are chosen by and time with them is an important indicator of quality social time. --- RT @SteveBHolt In light of the report on the epidemic of loneliness, growing awareness of the issue of loneliness, and my own interest in cities maybe doing mor… https://twitter.com/SteveBHolt/status/1653901787739435032

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  • @SteveBHolt@sciences.social 2023-05-04 19:39

    Again using time diary data from the ATUS, the average American spent about an hour with friends on typical day in 2003 (the inaugural ATUS year). By 2019? That had fallen by about 30% to 40 minutes. That's about 5 days less time with friends per year!

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