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. 2015 May 19;127:809–826. doi: 10.1007/s11205-015-0987-5

Table 4.

Number of personal contacts, by network question and type of contact

Type of contact Network question Total Nr. At least one percentage
Help at home Visiting Going out with Discussing imp. matters Help when ill
Family members .83 1.35 .83 1.25 1.46 2.75 .88
 Partner .26 .03 .31 .47 .51 .57 .56
 Parent .04 .14 .03 .09 .10 .20 .17
 Child .28 .44 .23 .35 .48 .88 .47
 Sibling .09 .35 .15 .22 .17 .51 .35
 Other family members .16 .39 .12 .12 .20 .59 .34
Non family members 1.12 2.26 1.27 1.07 1.33 3.92 .92
 Friend .17 1.30 .92 .69 .46 1.84 .70
 Colleague .05 .16 .13 .16 .10 .36 .20
 Neighbour .84 .62 .14 .10 .68 1.38 .67
 Other .06 .19 .09 .11 .08 .34 .19
Total 1.95 3.61 2.11 2.33 2.79 6.67
Naming at least one .94 .93 .79 .89 .97 .99