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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Demogr Hist (Paris). 2005 Dec;2(2):139–164. doi: 10.3917/adh.110.0139

Tab. 2.

Elderly Men's Immediate Kin Networks and Outcomes Following bereavement

Hussin Kolil Samad Suroso Hari Fendi Mis Arief Ridwan Lubis
1 Childless? No No No1 No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
2 Living arrangement (post
crisis)
Married
daughter
Married
daughter
Married son Married
daughter
Divorced
daughter &
son
Married
granddaughter
Alone Alone,
then sister
Alone, then sister Alone, then great -
nep
3 No. of immediate kin (pre -
crisis)
2 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 2
4 Identity of immediate kin
(pre-crisis)
wife, child wife, children wife, children,
ch-in-law
wife,
children
wife, children wife, child,
grandchild
(& sp)
wife, nep (&
sp)
wife, sister,
affinal nep
(& sp)
wife, affinal neps
(& sp.)
wife, raised son
5 No. of immediate kin
(post-crisis)
2 4 3 3 4 4 7 1 6 6
6 Identity of immediate kin
(post-crisis)
child, ch - in-
law
children, ch -
in-law
children, ch -
in-law
children,
ch-in-law
children children,
grandchild
(& sp)
step-ch (&
sp), neps
(& sp), affines
sister sister, niece (& sp),
affinal neps (& sp),
distant relatives
step-ch, affinal nep
(& sp), neighbour,
great-nep (& sp)
7 Outcome Good Good Good Good Good Good Moderate Moderate Moderate Bad

Notes:

1

Samad has no children of his own, but has successfully Adopted.

Abbreviations: sp = spouse; ch = child; chn = children; nep(s) = nephew(s)