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. 2013 Jan 16;13:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-1

Table 3.

Individual social capital scores (social support dimensions and social networks) in the self-rated health groups, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2008-2009

N = 685   Total Good SRH Baseline and Follow-up N = 597 Poor SRH Baseline and Follow-up N = 88
Social Support dimensions, M (SD)a
Affectionate support***
93.2 (13.6)
94.1 (12.6)
87.2 (17.9)
 
Emotional support***
62.3 (20.1)
63.6 (18.9)
53.1 (25.4)
 
Information support**
62.8 (19.3)
63.8 (18.3)
56.1 (23.7)
 
Positive social interaction***
66.0 (19.0)
67.4 (17.4)
56.6 (23.6)
 
Material support**
61.7 (20.0)
62.5 (19.6)
56.7 (22.5)
Social network, (%)b
Relatives
 
 
 
 
 No relatives
18.4
16.1
24.1
 
 1 relative or more
81.6
83.9
75.9
 
Friends***
 
 
 
 
 No friends
40.8
36.6
55.2
 
 1 friend or more
59.2
63.4
44.8
 
Member of any association or group*
 
 
 
 
 No
70.7
68.0
78.4
   Yes 29.3 32.0 21.6

* p ≤ .05, ** p ≤ .01,*** p ≤ .001.

a Mann–Whitney test.

b Chi-Square test.