Table 1.
Comparison of Respondent-Level Network Measures Between Waves 1 and 2 (N = 2,261)a
| Measure | Overall average | % reporting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | W2 | Diff. | Decrease | Same | Increase | |
| Network size | ||||||
| Roster A | 3.60 (1.43) | 3.80 (1.35) | 0.20 (1.56) | 26.7 | 37.3 | 36.0 |
| Roster B | 0.16 (0.37) | 0.16 (0.37) | 0.00 (0.45) | 10.1 | 79.7 | 10.2 |
| Roster C | 0.57 (0.50) | 0.51 (0.50) | −0.06 (0.67) | 25.5 | 55.2 | 19.3 |
| Roster D | 0.24 (0.72) | 0.23 (0.71) | −0.01 (0.78) | 10.2 | 80.7 | 9.1 |
| Proportion kinb | 0.67 (0.32) | 0.66 (0.33) | −0.01 (0.34) | 34.6 | 34.6 | 30.9 |
| Proportion coresidentb | 0.24 (0.27) | 0.20 (0.25) | −0.03 (0.28) | 31.8 | 44.8 | 23.4 |
| Emotional closeness to alters (1–4)b | 3.17 (0.52) | 3.09 (0.52) | −0.08 (0.60) | 48.5 | 15.3 | 36.2 |
| Frequency of contact with alters (1–8)b | 6.85 (0.85) | 6.76 (0.86) | −0.10 (0.97) | 49.5 | 11.2 | 39.3 |
| Likelihood of discussing health with alters (1–3)b | 2.61 (0.46) | 2.56 (0.46) | −0.04 (0.54) | 40.8 | 25.2 | 34.0 |
| Frequency of contact among alters (0–9)b | 4.15 (1.97) | 4.13 (1.94) | −0.04 (2.19) | 50.6 | 3.1 | 46.3 |
| Network density (0–1)b | 0.77 (0.28) | 0.77 (0.28) | −0.00 (0.33) | 34.9 | 33.4 | 31.7 |
Notes. aEstimates are calculated for all respondents for whom valid data were available for a given variable, which varies slightly from one variable to the next. Standard deviations appear in parentheses below the relevant measure. All estimates are weighted using National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project W1 person-weights.
bEstimates refer to confidants (Roster A) only.