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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 3 Network size by alter roles—“easy-to-reach” network

From: Constructing personal networks in light of COVID-19 containment measures

 

Single (males)

Single (females)

In couple (males)

In couple (females)

%

Mean (sd)

Median

%

Mean (sd)

Median

%

Mean (sd)

Median

%

Mean (sd)

Median

(a) Young adults

 Parents

49.4

0.9

0

56

1

1

49.3

0.9

0

47.3

0.8

0

(0.93)

(0.96)

(0.95)

(0.93)

 Siblings

34.9

0.4

0

42.8

0.6

0

44.7

0.6

0

37.6

0.5

0

(0.67)

(0.77)

(0.81)

(0.80)

 Friends

68.9

2.9

2

68.6

2.7

2

56.7

2.2

1

55.6

2.1

1

(3.05)

(2.81)

(2.80)

(2.62)

 Neighbors

48.1

 

0

56.6

 

1

47.9

 

0

56.1

 

1

(b) Elderly

 Children

43.9

0.7

0

58.9

1

1

61.8

1

1

60.8

1

1

(0.92)

(0.97)

(0.92)

(0.93)

 Siblings

38.9

0.6

0

37.4

0.6

0

44.7

0.8

0

40.7

0.7

0

(0.92)

(0.92)

(0.98)

(0.97)

 Grandchildren

34.8

0.7

0

48

1

0

48.8

1

0

48.7

1

0

(1.1)

(1.19)

(1.17)

(1.19)

 Friends

31.8

1.1

0

30.7

0.9

0

31.6

1.1

0

28.7

1

0

(2.21)

(1.84)

(2.17)

(2.12)

 Neighbors

45.4

 

0

50.7

 

1

50.7

 

1

48.7

 

0