Table 2 Means and prevalences of social network parameters
Mean (SD) or % (n) | |
|---|---|
Network size (number of alters) (mean, SD) | 9.83 (5.17) |
Contact frequency | |
Total contacts per half year (mean, SD) | 231.18 (141.16) |
Percentage of alters with daily-weekly ego/alter contact (mean, SD) | 48.96 (25.88) |
Percentage of alters with monthly ego/alter contact (mean, SD) | 23.34 (19.49) |
Percentage of alters with quarterly ego/alter contact (mean, SD) | 12.50 (15.15) |
Percentage of alters with half-yearly ego/alter contact (mean, SD) | 15.17 (19.47) |
Proximity | |
Percentage of alters who are household members (mean, SD) | 15.43 (15.08) |
Percentage of alters living within walking distance (mean, SD) | 28.80 (22.58) |
Percentage of alters living less than 1/2 h away by car (mean, SD) | 38.35 (24.06) |
Percentage of alters living more than 1/2 h away by car (mean, SD) | 13.93 (17.80) |
Percentage of alters living further away (mean, SD) | 3.50 (8.97) |
Mixing | |
Percentage of same-sex alters (mean, SD) | 58.15 (17.72) |
Percentage of same-age alters (±5 years) (mean, SD) | 44.28 (21.20) |
Percentage of younger alters (> 15 years younger) (mean, SD) | 6.50 (10.82) |
Percentage of younger alters (5 to 15 years younger) (mean, SD) | 11.39 (14.29) |
Percentage of older alters (> 15 years older) (mean, SD) | 26.73 (20.46) |
Percentage of older alters (5 to 15 years older) (mean, SD) | 12.83 (15.56) |
Heterogeneity | |
Sex heterogeneity (IQV, range 0–1) (mean, SD) | 0.85 (0.21) |
Age heterogeneity (SD) (mean, SD) | 14.44 (5.17) |
Type of relationship | |
Participants who have a partner (%) | 81.1 (n = 2436) |
Percentage of alters who are family members (mean, SD) | 58.86 (24.03) |
Percentage of alters who are friends (mean, SD) | 27.16 (21.23) |
Percentage of alters who are acquaintances (colleague, neighbor, club mate, other) (mean, SD) | 13.98 (16.91) |
Proxy for superficial contacts | |
Number of club memberships (mean, SD) | 1.07 (1.01) |
Number of clubs with daily/weekly participation (mean, SD) | 0.77 (0.80) |
Number of clubs with monthly participation (mean, SD) | 0.19 (0.45) |
Number of clubs with less frequent participation (mean, SD) | 0.10 (0.34) |
Network density | |
Density friends | |
- low density (1–3) (%) | 17.3 (n = 514) |
- medium density (4) (%) | 42.9 (n = 1273) |
- high density (5) (%) | 39.8 (n = 1179) |
Density friends and family | |
- low density (1–3) (%) | 25.4 (n = 753) |
- medium density (4) (%) | 43.9 (n = 1302) |
- high density (5) (%) | 30.7 (n = 912) |