Table 1. Network type by delineating characteristics*.
| N | Married | Number of children | Number of network members | Contact with network member | Frequency of contact-Family | Frequency of contact-Friends | Frequency of contact-Other | Frequency of contact-Groups | Frequency of contact-Professionals | Pets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diverse | 88 | .67 | .31 | 4.98 | 225 | 97 | 96 | 23 | 17 | 8.3 | .30 |
| Weak ties | 47 | .64 | .36 | 3.26 | 215 | 152 | 30 | 22 | 116 | 10.6 | .43 |
| Family | 145 | .77 | .51 | 4.11 | 256 | 229 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4.3 | .37 |
| Minimal family contact | 600 | .71 | .41 | 2.98 | 129 | 109 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 5.2 | .40 |
| Restricted | 982 | .62 | .37 | 1.56 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3.8 | .35 |
* Mean values for all variables except Married and Pets where value is proportion with this characteristic.
We performed post-hoc Tukey HSD test on each of the variables used in the typology and the results are included in the table (underlined italics is the subset for lowest values, and bold italics for highest values).