Leisure Activities and Loneliness Among People with Disabilities
71
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
Meeting
family and
friends
Doing sports
Artistic
activities
Attending
church
Political
initiatives
Volunteer
work
Cinema
Cultural
events
UCLA loneliness score
Leisure activities
Never
Seldom
Monthly
Weekly
PEOPLE WITHOUT DISABILITIES
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
Meeting
family and
friends
Doing sports
Artistic
activities
Attending
church
Political
initiatives
Volunteer
work
Cinema
Cultural
events
UCLA loneliness score
Leisure activities
Never
Seldom
Monthly
Weekly
PEOPLE WITH MODERATE DISABILITIES
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
Meeting
family and
friends
Doing sports
Artistic
activities
Attending
church
Political
initiatives
Volunteer
work
Cinema
Cultural
events
UCLA loneliness score
Leisure activities
Never
Seldom
Monthly
Weekly
PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES
Fig. 1 Mean UCLA loneliness scores by participation in leisure activities (i.e. never, seldom, at
least once a month, at least once a week) by disability status in Germany (2013 and 2017). Note
Weighted data. Individuals aged 16 or over. Source SOEP for the years 2013 and 2017