ADULTS WITHOUT COLLEGE DEGREE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE CLOSE FRIENDS

A new survey finds that nearly a quarter of U.S. adults with a high school diploma or lower education level said they had no close friends. But just 10% of those with a college degree said the same, leading to the conclusion that adults without a college degree tend to have no close friends. The findings come from a survey of around 6,600 adults conducted by the Survey Center on American Life, a nonprofit that researches how people’s lives are shaped by culture, politics and technology. Daniel Cox, the center’s director, notes that being alone is less boring now, thanks to video games and streaming services, so people may be less likely to join social groups or spend time with friends or family. Another is that for those without a college degree, there are fewer opportunities to engage in social activities, perhaps because they lack the time or money to frequent venues like bars and restaurants.
* Or, perhaps people with college degrees seek out more friends to sponge off of because they are in such deep debt from that college degree.
* Could we get some opinions from people with sociology degrees, or are they all busy hangin’ out with their friends?
* Ask yourself, is a friend really worth the $150,000 cost of four years of school?
* This must be why that show was called “Friends” and not “Blue Collar Friends.”