Table 3: Differences in loneliness between the old (age 70–79) and the oldest-old (age 90–104), HRS 2006/2008.
N
Often
Sometimes
Hardly ever/Never
P
Lack companionship
Age 70–79
4,109
9.9
34.0
56.1
<.000
Age 90–104
269
17.1
39.7
43.2
Feel left out
Age 70–79
4,095
6.1
33.3
60.6
n.s.
Age 90–104
265
7.4
37.4
55.2
Feel isolated
Age 70–79
4,082
6.3
26.1
67.7
.085
Age 90–104
265
10.3
26.8
62.9
Loneliness scale
Mean (s.d.)
Age 70–79
4,123
1.46 (0.61)
<.001
Age 90–104
274
1.58 (0.61)
Note: Figures shown are weighted sample sizes and percentages and weighted scale means with standard deviation in parentheses. values denoting statistical significance of age differences were obtained using Wald chi square tests for the items and tests from bivariate OLS regression for the scale mean.