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Table 2 Social relationship characteristics (n = 673 unless otherwise noted)

From: Social capital predicts accelerometry-measured physical activity among older adults in the U.S.: a cross-sectional study in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project

Variable

Mean (SD) or %

Network Structure

 Network Sizea (persons)

3.9 (1.3)

 Network Size (%)

  0

0.3%

  1

5.4%

  2

9.7%

  3

19%

  4

17.9%

  5

47.6%

 Proportion ‘Friends’ in Network

0.27 (0.29)

Social Engagement Frequency

 Socializing with Friends/Relatives (nb=605) (%)

  Never/Rarely

8.6%

  Sometimes

38.1%

  Often

53.3%

 Visiting with Neighbors (nb=613) (%)

  Never/Rarely

38.6%

  Sometimes

39%

  Often

22.4%

 Attending Community or Group Meetings (nb=606) (%)

  Never/Rarely

45.6%

  Sometimes

24.8%

  Often

29.6%

 Attending Religious Services (nb=670) (%)

  Never/Rarely

38.3%

  Sometimes

16.2%

  Often

45.5%

 Volunteering (nb=604) (%)

  Never/Rarely

57%

  Sometimes

18%

  Often

25%

  1. aNetwork size (range 0 to 5) refers to the number of persons with whom the respondent “discussed important matters” in the past 12 months
  2. bParticipants with non-missing data for accelerometry measures, covariates, and the social variable