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Title Growing social fragmentation driven by rising single people and private renters Media name/outlet THE BIG ISSUE Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/01/19 Description Social fragmentation, the absence of connections between individuals and society, has profound implications on mental health provision. Social fragmentation is measured as the numbers of private renters, single people, migrants and one person households in a community.
Using data from the last two censuses we found an increase from 2001 to 2011, especially for the North of England.
The rise was mainly driven by increases in the average number of single people across the country and the numbers of privately rented households across the country.
Between 2001 and 2011, there was a 7.5% increase in single people and a 90% increase in the privately rented household statistic.
Understanding social fragmentation can be a powerful aid to the organisation of healthcare services, by identifying areas that need to be targeted from social and healthcare interventions.URL https://www.bigissue.com/latest/rise-in-single-people-and-private-renters-increasing-social-fragmentation/ Persons Christos Grigoroglou