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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2023 Apr 12;19(6):867–884. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2023.2199681

Table 2.

Characteristics of participant’s network members that are social supporters and barriers

All Network members (N=1,600) Network members who provided social support (n=478) Network members who were social barriers (n=136)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Age 39.1 (14.7) 39.9 (13.3) 37.7 (12.9)
% (N) % (N) % (N)
Female 57.8 (924) 65.1 (311) 54.4 (74)
Spouse 2.3 (37) 5.6 (27) 8.8 (12)
Friend 45.0 (720) 37.7 (180) 42.6 (58)
Close family 23.9 (383) 36.2 (173) 39.7 (54)
Extended family 24.0 (384) 18.6 (89) 11.0 (15)
Lives in U.S. 82.4 (1,319) 83.1 (397) 96.3 (131)
Lives in same HH 9.8 (156) 16.3 (78) 23.5 (32)
Born in U.S. 13.9 (221) 12.8 (61) 14.8 (20)