Table 1.
Description of Source and Types of Social Supports (n = 215).
| Number (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Family Support | ||
| Availability of Familial Adults | ||
| Yes | 189/214 | 88.3 |
| Birth parent | 65/188 | 34.6 |
| Extended family member | 65/188 | 34.6 |
| Adult sibling | 27/188 | 14.4 |
| Adoptive family member | 21/188 | 11.2 |
| Foster family member | 5/188 | 2.7 |
| Legal guardian | 2/188 | 1.1 |
| Other | 3/188 | 1.6 |
| Frequency of Communication with Familial Support | ||
| Lives with family member | 51/188 | 27.1 |
| Almost everyday | 62/188 | 33.0 |
| Less than 2–5 times per week | 41/188 | 21.8 |
| Once per month to once per week | 30/188 | 16.0 |
| Once per year to every few months | 3/188 | 1.6 |
| Less than once per year | 1/188 | 0.5 |
| Reliability of Support | ||
| Always | 113/188 | 60.1 |
| Most of the time | 55/188 | 29.3 |
| Sometimes | 18/188 | 9.6 |
| Not very often | 2/188 | 1.1 |
| Friend Support | ||
| Availability of Friends | ||
| Yes | 163/215 | 75.8 |
| Number of good friends | ||
| 1–4 friends | 117/163 | 71.8 |
| 5–9 friends | 34/163 | 20.8 |
| 10+ friends | 12/163 | 7.3 |
| Reliability of Support | ||
| Always | 75/163 | 46.0 |
| Most of the time | 68/163 | 41.7 |
| Sometimes | 17/163 | 10.4 |
| Not very often | 3/163 | 1.8 |
| Other Adult Support | ||
| Availability of Other Adults | ||
| Yes | 117/215 | 54.4 |
| Source of Other Adult Support | ||
| Family friend/neighbor | 31/117 | 26.5 |
| Work colleague | 25/117 | 21.4 |
| Teacher/coach | 17/117 | 14.5 |
| Non-relative mentor | 8/117 | 6.8 |
| Adult from faith-based community | 5/117 | 4.3 |
| Caseworker | 3/117 | 2.6 |
| Staff from residential home | 3/117 | 2.6 |
| Lawyer | 1/117 | 0.9 |
| Other | 24/117 | 20.5 |
| Frequency of Communication with Adult Support | ||
| Almost everyday | 35/117 | 29.9 |
| Less than 2–5 times per week | 25/117 | 21.4 |
| Once per month to once per week | 39/117 | 33.3 |
| Once per year to every few months | 15/117 | 12.8 |
| Less than once per year | 3/117 | 2.6 |
| Reliability of Support | ||
| Always | 60/117 | 51.3 |
| Most of the time | 40/117 | 34.2 |
| Sometimes | 16/117 | 13.7 |
| Not very often | 1/117 | 0.9 |
| Types of Support | ||
| Informational (i.e., Advice) | ||
| Enough people | 156/215 | 72.6 |
| Too few people/No one | 59/215 | 27.4 |
| Material (i.e., Money) | ||
| Enough people | 103/215 | 47.9 |
| Too few people/No one | 112/215 | 52.1 |