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. 2020 Apr 22;4(2):igaa009. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igaa009

Table 1.

Multiple Regressions to Predict Total Count Variables of Contact and Help

Descriptive Model 1: Contact with neighbors (counta) Model 2a: Help given (count) Model 2b: Help received (count)
Min–max, mean (SD) 1 Predictor models (β, t) [R2] Full model (β, t) Full model (RR) Full model (RR)
Age (years) 61–90, 72.45 (7.10) .23, 2.06* [.05] .23, 1.62 1.04 1.08*
Sex (female) 0–1, 0.62 (0.48) .10, 0.90 [.01] .12, 1.05 3.07** 1.36
Household income (scale) 1–7, 3.83 (1.78) −.04, −0.30 [.00] −.06, −0.45 1.24 1.23
Living alone (yes) 0–1, 0.48 (0.50) −.01, −0.08 [.00] −.07, −0.46 1.96 1.21
Childlessness (yes) 0–1, 0.37 (0.48) −.23, −2.13* [.05] −.05, −0.35 0.37 0.80
Duration of residence in neighborhood (years) 1–82, 26.68 (18.20) .11, 0.94 [.01] .02, 0.13 0.98 0.97
WHO-5 (scale) 5–25, 18.63 (3.91) .09, 0.80 [.01] .16, 1.37 1.10 1.09
Health status (scale) 3–12, 10.98 (1.40) −.05, −0.48 [.00] −.03, −0.26 0.95 1.07
Importance of social contact (scale) 1–4, 3.26 (0.94) 0.14, 1.26 [.02] .12, 0.97 1.06 0.84
Prioritization of neighbor contact (scale) 1–6, 4.13 (1.12) 0.44, 4.30*** [.20] .30, 2.31** 1.53* 1.20
Overall “neighboring” in neighborhood (scale) 1–4, 2.80 (0.58) 0.28, 2.59* [.07] .17, 1.42 0.99 1.66
Model accuracy N = 75 R2 = .32 N = 75 AIC = 206.45 BIC = 233.60 N = 75 AIC = 167.27 BIC = 194.43

Note: AIC = Akaike information criterion; BIC = Bayesian information criterion; missing values included listwise; β = standardized coefficient; t = t value.

aSquare root of aggregated contacts counts.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.