WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans increasingly say they feel less connected to family and friends as most of the country is under stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
More than a third of U.S. adults (37%) say they have felt less connected to family and friends in the past week -- an eight-point increase from the 29% Gallup found in late March.These findings are based on a probability-based sample of 4,727 U.S.
adults from the Gallup Panel, interviewed by web April 13-16, 2020.Less than half (49%) say they have felt no change in their personal connections -- down slightly from 54% in late March.
The percentage who say they feel more connected, 14%, has ebbed slightly over the same time.Women (41%) have become much more likely to