Journal of Population Sciences
Table 4 Distribution of network types (mean network size and standard deviation)—“easy-to-reach” network
From: Constructing personal networks in light of COVID-19 containment measures
Single | In couple | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | All | Males | Females | All | |
(a) Young adults | ||||||
No Alters | 12.9% (0) | 7.5% (0) | 10.7% (0) | 13.7% (0) | 11.8% (0) | 12.7% (0) |
Kin | 9.1% (2.3; SD 0.99) | 10.1% (2.4; SD 1.15) | 9.5% (2.4; SD 1.05) | 14.8% (2.6; SD 1.24) | 14.4% (2.7; SD 1.27) | 14.6% (2.7; SD 1.3) |
Non-kin | 34.0% (4.3; SD 3.13) | 30.2% (3.3; SD 2.67) | 32.5% (3.9; SD 2.99) | 26.9% (4.2; SD 3.29) | 35.5% (3.7; SD 2.81) | 31.3% (3.9; SD 2.03) |
Mixed | 30.3% (5.8; SD 2.62) | 34.0% (6.0; SD 2.75) | 31.8% (5.9; SD 2.67) | 31.2% (5.1; SD 2.45) | 25.8% (5.3; SD 2.36) | 28.4% (5.2; SD 2.4) |
Comprehensive | 13.7% (9.2; SD 2.98) | 18.2% (8.8; SD 2.62) | 15.5% (9; SD 2.8) | 13.4% (8.1; SD 2.39) | 12.5% (7.8; SD 2.49) | 12.5% (8; SD 2.4) |
(b) Elderly | ||||||
No Alters | 14.6% (0) | 9.2% (0) | 10.7% (0) | 9.8% (0) | 10.8% (0) | 10.3% (0) |
Kin | 30.6% (3.1; SD 1.98) | 34% (3.5; SD 1.98) | 33.1% (3.4; SD 1.98) | 32.1% (3.8; SD 2.13) | 34.8% (3.7; SD 2.12) | 34.4% (3.8; SD 2.13) |
Non-kin | 19.1% (2.6; SD 2.37) | 15.7% (2.7; SD 2.47) | 16.6% (2.6; SD 2.44) | 13% (2.5; SD 2.38) | 14.7% (2.7; SD 2.51) | 13.8% (2.6; SD 2.45) |
Mixed | 32.7% (5.5; SD 3.0) | 35.9% (5.2; SD 2.52) | 35% (5.3; SD 2.66) | 39% (5.6; SD 2.74) | 34.6% (5.6; SD 2.79) | 36.9% (5.6; SD 2.76) |
Comprehensive | 3% (10.1; SD 3.95) | 5.3% (9.7; SD 2.57) | 4.6% (9.8; SD 2.85) | 6.1% (9.9; SD 2.91) | 5.1% (10.2; SD 3.47) | 5.6% (10; SD 3.16) |