Table 3. Frequencies of participants who identified at least one close social network member with characteristics specified in the modified General Social Survey Social Network Module by low and high social network diversity ^a.

	Total (N=34)		Low (N=15)		High (N=19)
	Nb	%c	Nb	% c	Nb	% c
Number of close network members, mean (SD)	1.8 (0.9)		2.0 (0.8)		1.6 (1.0)
Sex
Male	19	55.9	9	60.0	10	52.6
Female	25	73.5	10	66.7	15	79.0
Relationship of network member
Spouse/partner	9	26.5	3	20.0	6	31.6
Boyfriend	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Sibling	13	38.2	4	26.7	9	47.4
Parent	5	14.7	3	20.0	2	10.5
Friend	3	8.8	2	13.3	1	5.3
Co-worker	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Neighbor	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Children	11	32.4	4	26.7	7	37.8
Other	10	29.4	3	20.0	7	36.8
Person lives within 20 blocks of home
Yes	25	73.5	9	60.0	16	84.2
No	19	55.9	8	53.3	11	57.9
Frequency of contact
Daily	26	76.5	10	66.7	16	84.2
2-3 times a week	6	17.7	1	6.7	5	26.3
Once a week	3	8.8	2	13.3	1	5.3
2-3 times a month	1	2.9	1	6.7	0	0.0
Once a month	2	5.9	1	6.7	1	5.3
Once every few months	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Shared activities
Eat a meal or snack	26	76.5	9	60.0	17	89.5
Shop for food together	16	47.1	5	33.3	11	57.9
Cook or prepare meals together	15	44.1	5	33.3	10	52.6
Go for a walk, hike or bike rides	8	23.5	3	20.0	5	26.3
Exercise together	6	17.7	3	20.0	3	15.8
Watch TV or go to the movies	17	50.0	6	40.0	11	57.9
Other	16	47.1	7	46.7	9	47.4

^aSocial network diversity was dichotomized by the median for the sample. Low = sumscore <5.0 and high = sumscore ≥ 5.0

^bN and percents refer to the number of women who identified at least one close network member with a particular characteristic.

^cPercents do not sum to 100 because women could identify up to three close network members and may have identified more than one network member with similar or different characteristics.