Table 3.
Percentage of previously-listed, truly new, and awakened alters by role relationship and type of exchange at wave 3 (weighted)
| Young cohort | Old cohort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Previously-listed | Truly new | Awakened | N | Previously-listed | Truly new | Awakened | |
| Role relationship | ||||||||
| Kin | ||||||||
| Immediate kin | 895 | 88.4 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 1,23 | 90.9 | .1*** | 8.3*** |
| Extended kin | 263 | 63.0 | 7.8 | 29.2 | 716 | 67.2 | 5.3** | 25.8* |
| Nonkin | ||||||||
| Romantic partner | 133 | 84.2 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 67 | 81.2 | 12.4 | 6.4 |
| Friend | 1,834 | 59.1 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 2,928 | 67.9*** | 7.9*** | 23.8** |
| Roommate | 219 | 56.9 | 34.5 | 8.3 | 61 | 63.5 | 33.6 | 2.4* |
| Neighbor | 83 | 42.1 | 33.8 | 24.0 | 409 | 63.6*** | 14.0** | 21.2 |
| Workmate | 311 | 37.0 | 43.2 | 19.5 | 404 | 55.7*** | 19.5*** | 24.2 |
| Schoolmate | 243 | 57.8 | 26.6 | 15.5 | 54 | 57.9 | 9.2** | 30.1* |
| Churchmate | 120 | 51.8 | 21.4 | 26.7 | 266 | 57.9 | 15.4 | 26.6 |
| Acquaintance | 116 | 22.7 | 49.7 | 27.1 | 204 | 26.5 | 40.9 | 31.3 |
| Type of exchange | ||||||||
| Socialize | 1,996 | 65.8 | 19.3 | 14.89 | 3,477 | 75.7*** | 6.77** | 17.12* |
| Confide | 1,173 | 82.4 | 8.01 | 9.37 | 1,862 | 87.0*** | 4.02*** | 8.67 |
| Advice | 1,083 | 85.4 | 5.77 | 8.68 | 1,609 | 88.2* | 3.01*** | 7.80 |
| Practical help | 713 | 65.4 | 18.58 | 15.86 | 885 | 75.9*** | 8.22*** | 15.75 |
| Emergency help | 1,176 | 79.1 | 10.70 | 10.17 | 1,860 | 86.2*** | 3.68*** | 9.66 |
| Provide support | 1,361 | 76.0 | 14.12 | 9.91 | 2,427 | 79.1* | 6.40** | 14.11** |
| Difficult relationship | 431 | 69.6 | 17.67 | 10.51 | 572 | 77.8** | 6.20*** | 14.00 |
Note: Young cohort refers to 21–30 year-olds and old cohort to 50–70 year-olds at wave 1
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001 (two-tailed tests) for differences between age groups