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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…

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/2026/07/05/americans-socializing-decline
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AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Americans aren't feeling so neighborly anymore

Reproducted from AEI ; Chart: Axios Visuals Americans are spending more time at home, yet many have become strangers to their neighbors — especially young Americans , who are increasingly unlikely to socialize with those living feet away. Why it matters: Without casual conversations with neighbors — who are often from other races, or have different religions and political ideologies — people risk becoming more isolated and more dependent on superficial, algorithm-driven digital communities. By the numbers: In 2012, 51% of young Americans regularly engaged with neighbors, according to a new AEI report . Today, that number has plummeted to 25%. - By contrast, 56% of seniors socialize with neighbors, a seven-point drop since 2012. -…

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Sourcehttps://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/americans-neighbors-socializing-less
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