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<p>A national loneliness measure was announced in October 2018 as part of the loneliness
strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) undertook a programme
of scoping work to recommend a way of measuring loneliness which would work for people
of different ages and backgrounds, including how different loneliness measures compare
for use with diverse ethnic groups, including those with limited English.</p><p> </p><p>ONS’s
final recommendation of using both direct and indirect measures of loneliness where
possible is an approach currently taken by the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
and the Understanding Society study. The recommended measures are well-tested across
different surveys and demographics.</p><p> </p><p>ONS worked with the Loneliness Technical
Advisory Group to identify a range of criteria regarding the design, sample and geographical
coverage of the surveys in which the measure will be included, to build opportunities
to improve understanding of differences between ethnic groups.</p>
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