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. 2018 Oct 11;74(8):1406–1415. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gby119

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Probabilities of Social Network Indicators Across Latent Classes (N = 10,047)

Indicator Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4
Restricted Diverse Child based Friend oriented
Prevalence in % 34.30 14.40 29.24 22.06
Child in SN No 1.000 0.094 0.000 0.509
Yes 0.000 0.906 1.000 0.491
Grandchild in SN No 0.977 0.756 0.961 0.994
Yes 0.023 0.244 0.039 0.006
Sibling in SN No 0.798 0.736 0.944 0.582
Yes 0.202 0.264 0.056 0.418
Parent in SN No 0.942 0.948 0.991 0.867
Yes 0.058 0.052 0.009 0.133
Friend in SN No 0.648 0.535 0.869 0.193
Yes 0.352 0.465 0.131 0.807
Formal helper in SN No 0.974 0.954 0.993 0.952
Yes 0.026 0.046 0.007 0.048
Other in SN No 0.834 0.706 0.944 0.753
Yes 0.166 0.294 0.056 0.247
Size of SN Low 1.000 0.000 0.896 0.000
Medium 0.000 0.340 0.100 0.516
High 0.000 0.659 0.004 0.484
SN members in 5 km Low 0.883 0.262 0.805 0.491
Medium 0.117 0.244 0.195 0.275
High 0.009 0.493 0.000 0.234
Daily contacta Low 0.966 0.555 0.881 0.896
High 0.034 0.445 0.119 0.104

Note. Numbers printed in bold highlight the most frequently observed category of a social network indicator in a class. SN = social network.

aIndicator distributes binomially when transformed to tertiles.