A new survey conducted just days before Christmas found that almost a third of all respondents feel lonely and depressed, and the number is higher among young people. The findings were released by a survey conducted by Maru earlier on Tuesday. According to the survey, 34 percent of respondents felt lonely and depressed during the holidays, while they hoped someone would help and comfort them.

When it comes to respondents between the ages of 18 and 34, 54 percent of this group said they felt the same way. Meanwhile, only 36 percent of people between 35 and 54 years had such a feeling. More broadly this holiday season, 44 percent of respondents making less than $50,000 a year said they were lonelier and felt more sad.

As for where they live, the highest number of those with negative feelings were in Ontario (40 percent), followed by Alberta and Quebec (32 percent). The lowest level of negative feeling was among the people of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia with 27 percent. Among those who reported feeling very lonely and sad, Alberta led the way at 14 percent, followed by Ontario at 13 percent. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Atlantic were seven percent.

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