Table 2.

Mean (±SD) Loneliness Scale scores

	Loneliness Scale score	p value*
Age (years)		0.027
19 or younger	45.0 ± 4.0
20–29	35.4 ± 9.9
30–39	35.3 ± 9.3
40–49	38.6 ± 9.8
Marital status		0.132
Single	40.0 ± 9.2
Married	36.0 ± 9.7
Divorced	44.0 ± 10.1
Help from spouse		0.002
Yes	35.6 ± 9.5
No	38.7 ± 10.0
No. of children		0.948
1	36.1 ± 9.6
2 or more	36.2 ± 9.7
Employment		0.520
Yes	35.6 ± 9.3
No	36.5 ± 9.9
Daycare		0.115
Attends	36.9 ± 9.8
Does not attend	35.7 ± 9.5
Health status		< 0.001
Very good	34.8 ± 9.4
Good	38.8 ± 9.7
Fair	41.0 ± 8.8
Poor
Subjective economic status		< 0.001
Stable	35.3 ± 9.9
Somewhat stable	34.8 ± 9.4
Somewhat unstable	37.2 ± 9.4
Unstable	43.4 ± 9.0
Live-in parents		0.769
Yes	36.6 ± 9.5
No	36.0 ± 9.8
Highest level of education completed		0.025
Junior high	36.4 ± 9.6
High school	38.1 ± 9.9
Vocational/junior college	35.3 ± 9.8
University/graduate school	35.1 ± 8.8

*T-test or one-way ANOVA