Table 1 Types of social networks
From: Social network types and functional dependency in older adults in Mexico
Diverse with community participation | Diverse without community participation | Widowed | Nonfriends-restricted | Nonfamily-restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 404 | n = 1484 | n = 1071 | n = 255 | n = 134 | n = 3348 | |
Total number of family members, mean (SD)a | 6.3 (3.0) | 6.8 (2.9) | 6.3 (3.2) | 7.3 (2.9) | 1.2 (1.3) | 6.4 (3.2) |
Having life partner,% | 49.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 32.8 | 55.7 |
Having children, % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 96.0 |
Having friends, % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 93.3 | 92.1 |
Belonging to a community group,% | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 13.2 |
Frequency of contact with familyb, mean (SD) | 7.1 (2.4) | 7.9 (1.4) | 6.6 (2.6) | 6.9 (2.4) | 5.8 (2.8) | 7.2 (2.2) |
Frequency of contact with friendsc, mean (SD) | 3.9 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.3) | 3.5 (1.4) | 0.0 (0.1) | 3.3 (1.7) | 3.3 (1.6) |