AXIOS (Erica Pandey) - Americans of all ages are spending less time socializing
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios Americans are spending less time hanging out than they were 20 years ago — and the trend cuts across every generation, Axios' Erica Pandey writes from new American Time Use Survey data . Why it matters: It's a fundamental shift in the way we live our lives that has implications for everything from what we believe to how long we live . By the numbers: Average time spent socializing per day has fallen from 45 to 35 minutes over the last 20 years. - The decline is steepest among young people: 15- to 24-year-olds went from spending an hour a day hanging out with others to 35 minutes. Between the lines: Sociologists and psychologists point to several trends driving this…