Evidence base
KFF
Loneliness and Social Support Networks: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination and Health
What it found
This 2024 KFF survey examines loneliness and social support by race and ethnicity, a breakdown most national surveys omit. It links reported experiences of discrimination to the size of people's social support networks.
Why it matters for practice
Most loneliness data treats populations as homogeneous; this survey gives programme designers and funders a rare disaggregated view, and its link between discrimination and network size is a useful prompt for targeting outreach rather than a causal claim to build interventions on alone.