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Table 2 Availability of family members and friends of grandparents aged 60 years or more

From: Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents

  

Grandmothers (%)

Grandfathers (%)

Total (%)

Having grandchildren:

1 grandchild

919 (19.9%)

761 (23.3%)

1680 (21.3%)

2 grandchildren

1135 (24.5%)

838 (25.7%)

1973 (25.0%)

3 grandchildren or more

2570 (55.6%)

1664 (51.0%)

4234 (53.7%)

Having children:

no children alive

15 (0.3%)

1 (0.0%)

16 (0.2%)

1–2 children

2802 (60.6%)

2017 (61.8%)

4819 (61.1%)

3 children or more

1807 (39.1%)

1245 (38.2%)

3052 (38.7%)

Having siblings alive

3623 (78.4%)

2676 (82.0%)

6299 (79.9%)

Having friends

1898 (41.1%)

1519 (46.6%)

3417 (43.3%)

Having someone living nearby they can count on

2307 (49.9%)

1593 (48.8%)

3900 (49.5%)

Sample size

N = 4624

N = 3263

N = 7887

  1. Source: ISTAT Famiglie e Soggetti Sociali 2009