Table 2.
Observed summary of social disconnectedness and perceived isolation scale items by racial/ethnic group
| White |
Black |
Hispanic |
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| Variables | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N |
| Social disconnectedness scale [F(2, 2920) = 40.81, p<0.0001]: | |||||||||
| Network size (0-6 +) [F(2, 2,917) = 37.54, p<0.0001] | 3.69 | 1.66 | 2,109 | 3.15 | 1.24 | 508 | 2.89 | 1.22 | 303 |
| No. of network relationship types (0-5) [F(2, 2,920) = 9.06, p=0.0001] | 2.75 | 0.99 | 2,110 | 2.63 | 0.71 | 509 | 2.49 | 0.75 | 304 |
| Proportion of network members in household (0-1) [F(2, 2,920) = 36.78, p<0.0001] | 0.25 | 0.25 | 2,110 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 509 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 304 |
| Interaction frequency with network members (0-1) [F(2, 2,920) = 6.11, p=0.0023] | 0.59 | 0.30 | 2,110 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 509 | 0.55 | 0.32 | 304 |
| No. of friends (0 = none to 5 = >20)[F(2, 2,727) = 48.43, p < 0.0001] | 3.41 | 1.31 | 1,993 | 2.83 | 1.06 | 455 | 2.72 | 1.21 | 282 |
| Frequency of meeting attendance (0 = never to 6 = several times per week) [F(2, 2,379) = 9.15, p=0.0001] | 2.71 | 2.30 | 1,794 | 2.81 | 1.71 | 354 | 1.97 | 1.80 | 234 |
| Frequency of socialisation (0 = never to 6 = several times per week) [F(2, 2,398) = 24.99, p<0.0001] | 4.48 | 1.26 | 1,808 | 3.93 | 1.20 | 355 | 4.10 | 1.18 | 238 |
| Frequency of volunteering (0 = never to 6 = several times per week) [F(2, 2,379) = 11.25, p<0.0001] | 2.26 | 2.23 | 1,793 | 2.26 | 1.78 | 353 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 236 |
| Perceived isolation scale [F(2, 2855) = 14.16, p<0.0001]: | |||||||||
| Felt lack ofcompanionship (1 = never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often) [F(2, 2,341 ) = 6.43, p=0.0016] | 1.38 | 0.63 | 1,782 | 1.53 | 0.51 | 334 | 1.48 | 0.52 | 228 |
| Felt left out [F(2, 2,336) = 10.80, p<0.0001] | 1.30 | 0.54 | 1,785 | 1.48 | 0.50 | 334 | 1.29 | 0.41 | 220 |
| Felt isolated [F(2, 2,343) = 9.10, p=0.0001] | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1,787 | 1.40 | 0.47 | 335 | 1.26 | 0.42 | 224 |
| Open up to spouse/partner (1 = often, 2 = sometimes, 3 = never) [F(2, 1,956) = 4.51, p=0.0111] | 1.26 | 0.57 | 1,483 | 1.39 | 0.50 | 267 | 1.27 | 0.46 | 209 |
| Rely on your spouse/partner [F(2, 1,951 ) = 4.11, p=0.0165] | 1.15 | 0.46 | 1,479 | 1.22 | 0.41 | 267 | 1.23 | 0.45 | 208 |
| Open up to family members [F(2, 2,716) = 0.34, p=0.7117] | 1.69 | 0.76 | 1,979 | 1.66 | 0.57 | 462 | 1.65 | 0.54 | 278 |
| Relyon family members [F(2, 2,712) = 3.52, p=0.0299] | 1.39 | 0.68 | 1,975 | 1.47 | 0.52 | 461 | 1.50 | 0.53 | 279 |
| Open up to friends [F(2, 2,626) = 2.98, p=0.0512] | 1.96 | 0.78 | 1,937 | 2.00 | 0.59 | 437 | 2.10 | 0.56 | 255 |
| Rely on friends [F(2, 2,603) = 27.34, p<0.0001 ] | 1.64 | 0.72 | 1,923 | 1.80 | 0.58 | 429 | 2.01 | 0.61 | 254 |
Note: SD: standard deviation.