Table 1.

Family Member Characteristics for Minnesota Nursing Home Residents.

Family characteristics	Frequency in Study
Family member
Husband or wife	14.19
Son or daughter	60.44
Other family	15.75
Nonfamily	9.63
Gender of family member
Male	34.99
Female	65.01
Frequency of in person visits
Everyday	17.59
More than once a week	32.87
About weekly	23.45
Less than weekly, more than monthly	11.72
About monthly	7.67
Less than monthly	6.70
Frequency of phone calls
Everyday	13.25
More than once a week	14.61
About weekly	10.80
Less than weekly, more than monthly	8.83
About monthly	5.43
Less than monthly	47.08