Skip to main content

Table 2 Characteristics of network nominations for all students, students from Hawaii, and Non-Hawaii students

From: Perceived influence and college students’ diet and physical activity behaviors: an examination of ego-centric social networks

Networks

Total nominations (n = 325) N (%)

Nominations by Hawaii studentsa (n = 187) N (%)

Nominations by Non-Hawaii students (n = 138) N (%)

Days seen in past week Mean (SD)

Times seen in past week Hawaii studentsa Mean (SD)

Times seen in past week Non-Hawaii students Mean (SD)

Family

116 (35.7)

66 (35.3)

50 (36.2)

3.58 (3.03)

5.26 (2.66)*

1.36 (1.83)

College Friends

104 (32.0)

59 (31.6)

45 (32.6)

2.91 (1.77)

2.58 (1.19)

3.36 (2.26)

High School Friends

87 (26.8)

52 (27.8)

35 (25.4)

0.55 (1.21)

0.92 (1.46)*

0 (0)

Significant Others

18 (5.5)

10 (5.3)

8 (5.8)

6.83 (2.01)

6.40 (2.46)

7.38 (1.19)

  1. aMann–Whitney U test of mean differences between Hawaii and non-Hawaii Students, two-tailed
  2. *Means were statistically different between Hawaii and non-Hawaii students, p < 0.001