Table 1.

Distribution of social network characteristics and educational level by living arrangements

	Living arrangement
	Coresidential partnership	Living apart together partnership	No partnership
	M (SE), %			F
Social network
Size	3.4 (0.1)	2.7 (0.2)	3.0 (0.1)	26.3***
Children and grandchildren	79.0	66.4	75.4	2.7
Siblings	11.2	5.4	16.4	6.4**
Other family members	25.1	30.1	38.8	13.4***
Friends	13.0	11.2	16.4	1.6
Acquaintances	10.4	10.2	20.2	10.1***
Education	–	–	–	18.9***
Low	16.2	22.1	35.6	–
Intermediate	56.6	53.7	50.7	–
High	27.2	24.3	13.7	–
Total	35.5	5.2	59.3	–
N	660	97	1103	–

M Mean, SE Standard error

NRW80+; n = 1860; weighted data; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001