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Close to half of all young people in a survey described themselves as being lonely the majority of their daily lives.
The report from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (Nisra) reveals that 46.3% of those aged 16-24 said they were more often lonely .
Over 43% of older people aged 75-plus reported feeling the same way, according to the survey covering the year to March 2020, just at the start of the pandemic.
Of all respondents, 5.4% reported feeling lonely often/always , while 36.7% said they were more often lonely .
The high percentage of young people reporting loneliness may be due to an increased ability to open up about issues, including their mental health, said Marie Campbell of the Rainbow Factory School of Performing Arts, part of YouthAction NI.