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

Table 5.

Effects of having specific types of family members on the number of family members and non-family members (negative binomial regression, results in columns 1 and 7), and on the inclusion of specific types of family members and non-family members (logistic regression, results in columns 2 till 5, and 8 till 10) in the personal network

Family members Non-family members
Total Partner Child Parent Sibling Other Total Friend Neighb. Col. Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Intercept .390 .033 −2.989** −.423 −.337 −.858 .977** 1.32 −3.205** −1.449 −1.97~
Having a partner .397** −.210 −.142 −.130 .672** −.049 −.165~ .488* −.305 −.720**
Child (ref = none)
 0–12 years of age −.120 −.402 .302 −.265 .455~ −.103~ −.186 .548~ −.214 −.289
 13 year—lives at home .375** −1.282 1.173* −.811 .608 .390 −.029 −.386 −.018 −.208 .086
 Empty nest .175** .026 1.091** .013 −.412* −.278 −.051 .029 −.209 .022 .330
Parents alive (ref = 0)
 1 .107 .623~ .438 −.160 −.108 .011 .005 .289 .009 .821** −.428
 2 .067 .672 .118 −.266 −.586* −.039 .178 −.136 .265 .150
Number of siblings (ref = 0)
 1 .333** .062 .461 .926 .510 .038 −.768* .284 .392 −.125
 2 .376** −.327 .434 1.07 .289* .681* .028 −.426 .033 .433 −.009
 >2 .437** −.121 .660* .823 .308* .418 .094 −.380 .091 .382 .039

Source: SSND3

Control variables not shown

P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 (two tailed)