Table 3.
Descriptive statistics
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal network | ||||
| Number of family members | 0 | 13 | 2.75 | 2.10 |
| Naming a partner | 0 | 1 | .56 | .50 |
| Naming a child | 0 | 1 | .47 | .50 |
| Naming a parent | 0 | 1 | .17 | .38 |
| Naming a sibling | 0 | 1 | .35 | .48 |
| Naming other family | 0 | 1 | .34 | .48 |
| Number of non-family members | 0 | 18 | 3.92 | 2.71 |
| Naming a friend | 0 | 1 | .70 | .46 |
| Naming a neighbour | 0 | 1 | .67 | .47 |
| Naming a colleague | 0 | 1 | .20 | .40 |
| Naming other non-family | 0 | 1 | .19 | .39 |
| Presence of family members | ||||
| Having a partner | 0 | 1 | .67 | .47 |
| Having a child | ||||
| No | 0 | 1 | .24 | .41 |
| 0–12 years of age | 0 | 1 | .12 | .33 |
| 13 year + and lives at home | 0 | 1 | .04 | .2 |
| Empty nest | 0 | 1 | .59 | .49 |
| Parents alive | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | .60 | .52 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | .21 | .41 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | .19 | .39 |
| Number of siblings | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | .10 | .38 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | .22 | .41 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | .22 | .42 |
| >2 | 0 | 1 | .46 | .50 |
| Control variables | ||||
| Sex | 0 | 1 | .50 | .50 |
| Income | 0 | 16 | 7.26 | 3.57 |
| Education | 0 | 7 | 3.99 | 2.33 |
| Age | 20 | 95 | 59.27 | 13.78 |
| Daily activity | ||||
| Working | 0 | 1 | .45 | .50 |
| Pension | 0 | 1 | .33 | .47 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | .22 | .42 |
| Denomination | ||||
| Catholic | 0 | 1 | .16 | .37 |
| Protestant | 0 | 1 | .20 | .40 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | .04 | .18 |
| None | 0 | 1 | .61 | .49 |
| Being in good health | 0 | 1 | .67 | .47 |
Source: SSND3; author’s calculations; n = 910