After surveying more than 3,000 men, the report found that 60% of Washington men regularly feel lonely, with long-distance truck drivers, security guards, and software developers among the loneliest professions in the state.
Diving deeper into why men are feeling lonely at such high rates, many of whom feel they don’t have someone to confide in, or, if so, they aren’t having meaningful conversations about their mental state.
One in five men surveyed said that they had nobody they could turn to when feeling lonely.
“Having a single trusted confidant can mean a great deal,” AMFM stated. “It also leaves little backup when that person is unavailable, going through difficulties of their own, or part of the problem someone needs to discuss.”
When respondents tried to express their feelings of loneliness, only 33% reported having a meaningful conversation about how they actually felt within the past week. Expanding the timeline showed that 25% of men hadn’t had an in-depth conversation about their feelings in more than six months or couldn’t recall even having one.
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Washington’s results were sandwiched between its bordering states, with Oregon reporting a substantially higher percentage of male loneliness (73%), while Idaho was slightly lower than Washington with 55%.