By Daniel Martin Policy Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 01:42 BST, 17 June 2019 | Updated: 09:22 BST, 17 June 2019
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Nearly half of Britons socialise with family and friends only once a month or less, according to a survey.
And the lack of human interaction is causing the nation's sense of wellbeing to dwindle, the researchers said.
They asked 8,000 people about everything from their sex lives, quality of sleep, finances, relationships and jobs, finding an average 'wellbeing score' of 60.4 out of 100.
The figure is 0.38 points lower than last year, which the Sainsbury's-commissioned report found was equivalent to a wellbeing decline associated with a £260 fall in the average monthly income.
The lack of human interaction is causing the nation's sense of wellbeing to dwindle, the researchers said (file image)
Nearly one in ten (9.1 per
