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. 2014 Oct 16;70(1):155–166. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu149

Table 3.

Influence of Network Member Type Proportions on Health

Health limitation Depressive symptoms
b (SE) Exp(b) b (SE) β
Age 0.09 (0.02)*** 1.09 0.13 (0.07) 0.14
Women 0.22 (0.42) 1.25 3.64 (1.17)** 0.25
Married −0.50 (0.43) 0.61 1.48 (1.22) 0.10
Income −0.33 (0.24) 0.72 −3.12 (0.61)*** −0.36
Prop. geographically distant
 Male youth 1.67 (0.73)* 5.32 −0.28 (2.19) −0.01
R-squarea .19*** .18***
Age 0.07 (0.02)** 1.08 0.13 (0.07) 0.13
Women 0.22 (0.42) 1.25 3.68 (1.16)** 0.25
Married −0.45 (0.44) 0.64 1.66 (1.23) 0.11
Income −0.26 (0.24) 0.78 −3.08 (0.61)*** −0.35
Prop. geographically close/emotionally
 Distant family 0.67 (0.56) 1.94 1.44 (1.68) 0.06
R-squarea .16*** .18***
Age 0.08 (0.02)** 1.09 0.13 (0.07)* 0.14
Women 0.28 (0.43) 1.33 3.69 (1.17)** 0.25
Married −0.34 (0.44) 0.71 1.63 (1.23) 0.11
Income −0.28 (0.24) 0.76 −3.10 (0.61)*** −0.35
Prop. close
 Family −1.27 (0.51)* 0.28 −0.93 (1.44) −0.04
R-squarea .20*** .18**

Notes. aPseudo R-square is presented for health limitation model, and adjusted R-square for depressive symptoms.

*p value < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.