Table 4.
Descriptive Statistics About Older Adults’ Distance to Network Members Newly Acquired at Wave 6
In 5 km | Between 5and 25 km | Above 25 km | |
---|---|---|---|
Other network members available | |||
All respondents | 0.337 | 0.186 | 0.203 |
Experienced no partner loss (Ref) | 0.322 | 0.180 | 0.197 |
Partner died | 0.453*** | 0.215 | 0.266*** |
Partner lost for other reasons | 0.520*** | 0.280*** | 0.268*** |
In partner exclusivity | |||
All respondents | 0.443 | 0.185 | 0.230 |
Experienced no partner loss (Ref) | 0.421 | 0.180 | 0.223 |
Partner died | 0.650*** | 0.287*** | 0.312** |
Partner lost for other reasons | 0.709*** | 0.232* | 0.312*** |
In partner exclusivity, experienced loss | |||
Death, men (Ref) | 0.593 | 0.271 | 0.271 |
Death, women | 0.684 | 0.296 | 0.337 |
For other reasons, men (Ref) | 0.669 | 0.226 | 0.274 |
For other reasons, women | 0.752 | 0.239 | 0.354 |
Death, 50–59 (Ref) | 0.588 | 0.353 | 0.235 |
Death, 60–69 | 0.682 | 0.341 | 0.273 |
Death, 70+ | 0.646 | 0.250 | 0.344 |
For other reasons, 50–59 (Ref) | 0.737 | 0.289 | 0.316 |
For other reasons, 60–69 | 0.655 | 0.179 | 0.298 |
For other reasons, 70+ | 0.740 | 0.234 | 0.325 |
Notes: Proportion differences across the groups are compared with the Chi-square test.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.