Study Insights: Companionship and Loneliness, Opinions on Physician Care, Life Orientation Test, Social Support (Text Version)

Companionship and Loneliness

How often do you feel lack of companionship?

  • Hardly ever: 47.5%
  • Some of the time: 31.1%
  • Often: 21.5%

How often do you feel isolated?

  • Hardly ever: 55.3%
  • Some of the time: 30.1%
  • Often: 14.6%

How often do you feel left out?

  • Hardly ever: 54.2%
  • Some of the time: 32.5%
  • Often: 13.3%

Opinions on Physician Care

I have some doubts about the ability of the doctors who treat me.

  • Agree: 14.5%
  • Neutral: 12.7%
  • Disagree: 72.8%

I am dissatisfied with some things about the medical care I receive.

  • Agree: 19.8%
  • Neutral: 13.7%
  • Disagree: 66.4%

I think my doctor's office has everything needed to provide complete medical care.

  • Agree: 87.8%
  • Neutral: 6.1%
  • Disagree: 6.2%

Life Orientation Test

If something can go wrong for me, it will.

  • Disagree: 59.3%
  • Neutral: 23.4%
  • Agree: 17.3%

I'm always optimistic about my future.

  • Disagree: 14.3%
  • Neutral: 21.3%
  • Agree: 64.4%

I enjoy my friends a lot.

  • Disagree: 5.5%
  • Neutral: 13.2%
  • Agree: 75.3%

I hardly ever expect things to go my way.

  • Disagree: 67.2%
  • Neutral: 19.7%
  • Agree: 13.1%

I don't get upset too easily.

  • Disagree: 24.8%
  • Neutral: 22.8%
  • Agree: 52.4%

It's important for me to keep busy.

  • Disagree: 7.6%
  • Neutral: 14.4%
  • Agree: 78.0%

I rarely count on good things happening to me.

  • Disagree: 65.1%
  • Neutral: 18.6%
  • Agree: 16.3%

I expect more good things to happen to me than bad.

  • Disagree: 8.2%
  • Neutral: 16.1%
  • Agree: 75.7%

Social Support

Where do you receive your support?

Primary Partner:

  • Not at all: 21.9%
  • Very little: 7.0%
  • Somewhat: 12.2%
  • Quite a bit: 16.0%
  • A great deal: 43.0%

Biological Family:

  • Not at all: 22.2%
  • Very little: 19.8%
  • Somewhat: 24.7%
  • Quite a bit: 17.1%
  • A great deal: 16.2%

Church:

  • Not at all: 57.4%
  • Very little: 9.9%
  • Somewhat: 15.6%
  • Quite a bit: 7.6%
  • A great deal: 9.5%

Created Family:

  • Not at all: 12.3%
  • Very little: 11.1%
  • Somewhat: 26.7%
  • Quite a bit: 23.8%
  • A great deal: 26.1%