Table 1.

Weighted sample characteristics of Wave I UCNets participants by age cohort.

Variable	21- to 30-years old	50- to 70-years old
	(n=485)	(n=673)
	Mean (SD) or %	Mean (SD) or %
Psychological Distress^a (range: 0-24)^**	7.82 (6.14)	5.19 (4.98)
Network Characteristics
Number of Close Ties	4.37 (4.54)	4.58 (4.31)
Role Multiplexity^*	1.42 (0.59)	1.33 (0.48)
Exchange Multiplexity^**	2.72 (1.10)	2.44 (0.78)
Formal Participation^***	53.4	71.7
Informal Participation	60.0	54.9
Type of Exchange (Number of…)
Social Companions	5.33 (3.52)	5.47 (3.89)
Confidants	2.90 (2.62)	2.86 (2.49)
Advisors^**	2.85 (1.79)	2.47 (1.73)
Emergency Helpers	3.00 (1.70)	2.85 (1.70)
People who receive help	4.00 (1.65)	3.78 (1.86)
Difficult/Demanding^*	1.44 (1.33)	1.22 (1.27)
Negative Life Events
Financial Difficulties^***	30.8	18.2
Problems at Work/School^***	31.2	11.8
Major Break in Relationship^***	32.6	19.6
Health Shock	25.6	33.0
Female	51.3	52.7
Race/Ethnicity^***
White	39.5	57.5
Black	9.0	9.6
Latino	22.1	12.3
Asian	28.5	20.2
Other	0.9	0.4
Educational Attainment
Less than Bachelor’s	56.4	53.5
Bachelor’s Degree	30.2	26.5
More than Bachelor’s	13.4	20.0
Income^***
<$15,000	40.1	18.4
$15,000-$34,999	25.1	20.3
$35,000-$59,999	15.2	16.2
≥$60,000	19.6	45.1
Employment Status^*
Employed Full- or Part-time	66.2	48.5
Unemployed/Retired/Student	33.8	51.5

T-test for difference between age groups:

p<0.05,

^**

p<0.01,

^***

p<0.001

Note:

Higher scores indicate greater psychological distress