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Americans' social activity has declined steeply over 30 years

Original: Americans' social activity has steeply declined in the past 30 years

New polling analysis from Data for Progress shows that Americans' social activity has fallen sharply over the past three decades, reinforcing widespread concern about loneliness and the erosion of community life in the United States. Readers online are debating possible causes, from technology and remote work to economic pressures and changing cultural habits.

Why now: Fresh data quantifying a long-declining social life taps into ongoing public concern about loneliness and isolation in America.

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