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. 2021 Dec 17;76(Suppl 3):S238–S250. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab091

Table 4.

Summary Statistics of the Resilience and Social Support-Giving Scores (survey-weighted)

Total Men Women
Age in 2015a 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–95 Total 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–95 Total 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–95 Total
Resilience, mean (SD) 7.9 (1.8) 8.0 (2.0) 7.9 (2.6) 7.7 (2.7) 7.9 (2.1) 8.2 (1.7) 8.2 (1.9) 8.1 (2.8) 7.9 (2.6) 8.1 (2.1) 7.6 (1.8) 7.9 (2.1) 7.8 (2.5) 7.6 (2.8) 7.7 (2.2)
N 995 1,082 1,024 572 3,673 437 478 473 255 1,643 558 604 551 317 2,030
Family support-giving, mean (SD) 2.2 (0.6) 2.2 (0.6) 2.1 (0.8) 1.9 (1.0) 2.2 (0.7) 2.1 (0.5) 2.0 (0.6) 2.0 (0.9) 1.9 (0.9) 2.1 (0.7) 2.3 (0.6) 2.3 (0.6) 2.2 (0.8) 1.9 (1.0) 2.2 (0.7)
N 1,027 1,147 1,090 639 3,903 445 502 502 285 1,734 582 645 588 354 2,169
Friend support-giving, mean (SD) 2.0 (0.6) 1.9 (0.7) 1.9 (0.8) 1.6 (1.0) 1.9 (0.7) 1.8 (0.5) 1.7 (0.7) 1.7 (0.9) 1.5 (1.0) 1.8 (0.7) 2.1 (0.6) 2.1 (0.6) 2.0 (0.8) 1.7 (1.0) 2.1 (0.7)
N 1,028 1,145 1,089 641 3,903 447 501 502 287 1,737 581 644 587 354 2,166
Spouse support-giving, item 1, mean (SD) 2.4 (0.6) 2.4 (0.7) 2.4 (1.0) 2.3 (1.2) 2.4 (0.8) 2.6 (0.5) 2.5 (0.7) 2.6 (0.9) 2.4 (1.1) 2.6 (0.7) 2.3 (0.7) 2.3 (0.8) 2.2 (1.2) 2.2 (1.4) 2.3 (0.8)
 N 1,014 1,016 909 375 3,314 475 500 494 244 1,713 539 516 415 131 1,601
Spouse support-giving, item 2, mean (SD) 2.6
(0.5)
2.6 (0.6) 2.7
(0.8)
2.7
(0.9)
2.6
(0.6)
2.7
(0.4)
2.7
(0.6)
2.7
(0.7)
2.7
(0.8)
2.7
(0.6)
2.5
(0.6)
2.5
(0.7)
2.6
(0.8)
2.6
(1.1)
2.5
(0.7)
N 1,018 1,017 910 374 3,319 477 500 495 243 1,715 541 517 415 131 1,604

Note: SD = standard deviation. aAged 50–59 years in 2015 = born 1956–1965, aged 60–69 years in 2015 = born 1946–1955, aged 70–79 years in 2015 = born 1936–1945, and aged 80–95 years in 2015 = born 1920–1935.