Table 1.
Mean Annual Social Activities for Adults Growing Up - Without and With Siblings - National Survey of Families and Households (N=13,008)
| Grew up without siblings | Grew up with siblings | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Activity | ||
| Spend evening with: | ||
| Relatives | 31.7 | 40.5 * |
| Neighbors | 30.3 | 29.0 |
| Coworkers | 15.9 | 16.6 |
| Friends outside neighborhood | 33.9 | 34.0 |
| Engage in social event: | ||
| Church/synogogue | 19.8 | 19.7 |
| Bar/tavern | 10.2 | 11.5 |
| Group recreational activity | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| Participate in type of organization: | ||
| Literary/art or professional/academic | 7.9 | 6.2 |
| Veterans/political or labor | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Sports/youth or school related | 24.3 | 22.7 |
| Fraternal/service or fraternity/sorority | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Hobby/garden | 7.6 | 5.7 |
*
p ≤ .05 (t-test)