Table 2. Family Communication Characteristics.
Characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Open style † | ||
Open | 131 | 41.9 |
Closed | 178 | 56.9 |
Blocked style † | ||
Blocked | 88 | 28.1 |
Not blocked | 221 | 70.6 |
Communication Frequency ‡ | ||
Average frequency (SD) [range] |
2.2 (0.8) [1–4] |
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Frequently | 153 | 48.9 |
Infrequently | 159 | 50.8 |
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Communication Frequency broken down by family member spoken with ‡ | ||
Mother | ||
Frequently | 91 | 49.7 |
Infrequently | 92 | 50.3 |
Father | ||
Frequently | 52 | 34.4 |
Infrequently | 99 | 65.6 |
Sisters | ||
Frequently | 95 | 40.6 |
Infrequently | 139 | 59.4 |
Brothers | ||
Frequently | 74 | 33.9 |
Infrequently | 144 | 66.1 |
Children | ||
Frequently | 106 | 44.4 |
Infrequently | 133 | 55.6 |
Grandchildren | ||
Frequently | 15 | 13.2 |
Infrequently | 99 | 86.8 |
4 missing values (1%).
1 missing value (<1%).