Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for Contact Frequency With Network Members via Different Modesa
| In person | Telephone | Electronic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | n | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | n | |
| Mother | 3.30 (1.16) | 94 | 3.71 (1.16) | 94 | 2.27 (1.52) | 84 |
| Father | 3.31 (1.16) | 52 | 3.31 (1.16) | 52 | 1.98 (1.41) | 50 |
| Child | 3.53 (1.12) | 204 | 3.96 (1.00) | 205 | 3.47 (1.42) | 155 |
| Spouse | 4.88 (0.50) | 180 | 4.09 (1.35) | 179 | 3.39 (1.75) | 147 |
| Friend | 3.02 (1.17) | 187 | 3.62 (1.08) | 187 | 3.11 (1.56) | 150 |
Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation.
a
Contact frequency ranged from 1 = not at all to 5 = daily.