調查揭示 孤獨已成爲美國的一大'流行病'

A new report finds many Americans are lonely, and younger adults appear to be the hardest hit.

一項最新調查發現，很多美國人感到孤獨，其中年輕人是最孤獨的羣體。

Health insurer Cigna's 2018 US Loneliness Index found that 46% of Americans report feeling lonely sometimes or always, and 47% report feeling left out. Cigna calls those "epidemic levels."

據信諾保險公司2018年度“美國人孤獨指數”顯示，46%的美國人有時或經常感到孤獨，47%覺得被遺忘。信諾公司稱這已達到“流行病”的程度。

A little less, 43%, report feeling isolated from others, and the same number report feeling they lack companionship and their relationships lack meaning.

43%的人覺得與人羣格格不入，還有43%的人覺得缺少陪伴，認爲他們的人際關係沒有意義。

The report, conducted in partnership with Ipsos, surveyed 20,000 people in the US using UCLA's Loneliness Scale.

這份報告由信諾和益普索合作完成，藉助“UCLA孤獨量表”調查了兩萬名美國人。

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Feelings of loneliness are worse in younger generations than in older ones, with Generation Zers, ages 18-22, and Millennials (ages 23 to 37) reporting higher feelings of loneliness and isolation on the Loneliness Scale than older generations.

相較於年長的羣體，年輕人“感到孤獨”的情況更嚴重。孤獨量表報告中Z世代（18-22歲）及千禧一代（23-37歲）的年輕人感到孤獨和隔絕的程度比年長的羣體更高。

Gen Zers, scored a loneliness rate of 48.3 out of 80, making them the loneliest generation.

Z世代的年輕人，在80分總分的測試中得分48.3分，成爲最孤獨的一代。

Millennials were close behind with a score of 45.3, followed by Generation X (ages 38 to 51) with a loneliness score of 45.1. The so-called Greatest Generation, those age 72 or over, ranked as the least lonely, with a score of 38.6.

千禧一代以45.3分稍稍落後，排在後面的是（38-51歲）的X世代，他們的孤獨得分是45.1分。最偉大的一代（年齡超過72歲）則以38.6分成爲最不孤獨的一代。