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Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over

835 points · 738 comments · barry-cotter

  1. thih9 · · focus · HN ↗
    Article says "The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined 70 percent since 1975", but this may not be an accurate comparison:

    > Until 1985, the survey included only married households.

    Source: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;DDB_Needham_Life_Style_Surveys" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;DDB_Needham_Life_Style_Surveys

    1. seizethecheese · · focus · HN ↗
      Quite frustrating as I can’t quite pin down how they adjust for this or whether there’s some massive discontinuity between ‘75 and ‘85
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