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. 2009 Jan 29;64B(1):24–32. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbn024

Table 1.

Mean Closeness to Siblings for Three Groups Differing in Proportion of Dead Siblingsa

None Dead Some Dead All Dead
Sibship Size M SD % M SD % M SD % F p
2 3.64 1.01 38 4.14 0.66 48 3.75 0.69 14 1.02 .37
3 3.96 1.07 29 3.71 0.71 50 4.10 0.71 21 0.53 .60
1–11 3.59 1.06 27 3.91 0.76 54 3.67 1.22 19 1.78 .17

Note:aWith F tests for differences between group means, for respondents with 2 (N = 29), 3 (N = 28), and 1–11 siblings (N = 150).