[econjack]

Approximately 42.6 million adults over age 45 in the United States are estimated to be suffering from chronic loneliness, according to AARP’s Loneliness Study.

Hmmm...People 45 and over consititute 13.3% of the US population. Assuming there are 330 million US residents, there are 43.89 million people who fall into that age bracket. Since this study says 42.6 million suffer "chronic loneliness", that means 97.1% of the population is suffering from "chronic loniness". Alternatively, it could mean the AARP funded a body of research that total bullcrap.

[erlayman]

It has got to be a higher percent than that. I would say closer to between 30 and 35.

[thoughtomator]

“Hmmm...People 45 and over consititute 13.3% of the US population.”

You may want to re-check that figure... I’m thinking 45-54 might be 13.3% of the population, but 45 and over? 100% chance of that not being right.