Table 3.

Associations between functional characteristics of social networks and engagement in activities together.

		Emotional support	Instrumental support	Informational: health	Informational: resource	Companionship	Social influence: healthcare	Social influence: behavior
Social	OR	3.02	1.92	2.55	2.87	9.80	1.73	3.43
activities	β (se)	1.1 (0.20)	0.7 (0.26)	0.9 (0.22)	1.1 (0.29)	2.3 (0.26)	0.6 (0.28)	1.2 (0.28)
together	P	<0.001	0.01	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.05	<0.001
Eat with	OR	2.20	2.83	1.48	2.21	3.37	1.71	2.52
	β (se)	0.8 (0.19)	1.0 (0.23)	0.4 (0.21)	0.8 (0.28)	1.2 (0.25)	0.5 (0.27)	0.9 (0.26)
	p	<0.001	<0.001	0.06	0.005	<0.001	0.04	<0.001

Note: models control for network member being family (vs. non-family), same gender as ego, in same community as ego, and cohabitating status; comparison group is network members with whom respondents interacted at least once a month but did not co-engage in the relevant activity.