Table 6.

Needed functional support. Significant differences between socio‐demographic groups for needed support concerning functional content (emotional, instrumental, and informational support). Variables are reported with number of respondents (n), medians (Mdn), and values for interquartile ranges (IQR). Higher values indicate being more satisfied. The results of the Mann–Whitney U‐tests are reported with effect sizes (r) and significance values (P)

	Needed support
	Emotional					Instrumental					Informational
	All sources
	Possible score 1–24					Possible score 1–12					Possible score 1– 6
	n	Mdn	IQR	r	P	n	Mdn	IQR	r	P	n	Mdn	IQR	r	P
All	455	8	7–14			433	4	4–7
Age				−0.17	<0.001				−0.16	0.001
‐23 to 60	239	10	8–14			232	5	4–7
‐61 to 67	216	8	5–12			201	4	3–6
Marital status				−0.11	0.025				−0.10	0.044
‐Married	250	8	8–14			238	4	4–7
‐Unmarried	205	8	6–13			195	4	3–6
Income				0.37	<0.001				0.37	<0.001
‐Low	212	8	4–8			199	4	3–4
‐High	243	12	8–16			234	6	4–8
	Worka
	Possible score 1–12					Possible score 1– 6					Possible score 1– 6
All	243	7	4–8			229	4	2–4			226	4	2–4
Income				0.18	0.005				0.16	0.014				0.19	0.004
‐Low	71	6	4–8			64	2	2–4			64	3	2–4
‐High	172	8	5–8			165	4	3–4			162	4	3–4
	Family/friends
	Possible score 1–12					Possible score 1– 6					—
All	428	8	4–8			413	4	2–4
Marital status				−0.17	<0.001				−0.19	<0.001
‐Married	237	8	6–8			228	4	3–4
‐Unmarried	191	8	4–8			185	4	2–4
Income				0.16	0.001				0.15	0.003
‐Low	200	8	4–8			192	4	2–4
‐High	228	8	6–8			221	4	3–4

^aManagers and colleagues at work collectively.