Connection · 2025 survey
Social Engagement Since 2020
Compared to before 2020 and the pandemic, how would you describe your current level of in-person social engagement?
36% are less socially engaged in person than before 2020. Only 27% are more.
Topline, all respondents
- I am less socially engaged than before35.8%
- I am about as socially engaged as five years ago32.8%
- I am more socially engaged now26.7%
- Unsure4.7%
Most common answer
I am less socially engaged than before
Share
35.8%
Deck page
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The numbers
| Response | Percent |
|---|---|
| I am less socially engaged than before | 35.8 |
| I am about as socially engaged as five years ago | 32.8 |
| I am more socially engaged now | 26.7 |
| Unsure | 4.7 |
Citation
Cygnal / The Lafayette Company, “Compared to before 2020 and the pandemic, how would you describe your current level of in-person social engagement?” Survey of 1,000 American men aged 16 to 28, fielded October 22–26, 2025, margin of error ±3.01%.