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. 2026 Apr 29;61(8):1401–1411. doi: 10.1007/s00127-026-03093-5

Table 3.

Social disconnection and perceived health

Lonely % Socially isolated %
No Yes No Yes
Mental health Very bad 0.05 0.7 0.1 0.5
Bad 0.8 8.9 1.6 7.9
Neither good nor bad 9.9 37.1 13.9 29.3
Good 50.6 46.9 50.8 44.7
Very Good 38.6 6.4 33.5 17.6
Physical health Very bad 0.4 1.8 0.5 1.9
Bad 4.5 19.8 6.5 16.4
Neither good nor bad 24.3 41.5 26.6 37.3
Good 48.2 31.8 46.3 34.6
Very Good 22.7 5.1 20.2 9.8