Table 3.

Alters dropped and forgotten from network by role relationship and interaction in the network (weighted).

	N	% Dropped	% Forgotten
Role relationship reported in wave 1
Immediate kin
Wife	215	3.8	2.0
Husband	228	0.8	1.6
Mother	454	7.3	14.9
Father	286	10.8	16.5
Adult daughter	343	2.3	10.0
Adult son	278	6.7	10.7
Sister	493	12.1	14.1
Brother	295	16.0	18.8
Extended Kin	1,012	22.9	30.7
Non-kin
Nonkin Romantic partner	210	18.9	1.0
Nonkin Housemate	310	45.9	5.4
Nonkin Neighbor	489	29.6	26.1
Nonkin Workmate	833	44.3	18.1
Nonkin Schoolmate	487	40.9	18.5
Nonkin Churchmate	487	28.4	26.4
Nonkin Acquaintance	309	59.3	17.3
Nonkin Friend (Labeled only as friend)	2,500	32.3	19.9
Type of interaction in wave 1
Social companionship	5,416	23.6	15.7
Confide	2,903	17.4	11.6
Advise	2,595	15.4	13.3
Provided recent practical help	1,847	23.4	15.1
Would provide emergency help	2,871	16.8	11.0
Receives support from respondent	3,832	23.6	13.2
Demanding or difficult alter	1,277	29.7	13.1

Notes:

All percentages are calculated at the alter level.

Kin categories include step- and half-relationships. Nonkin categories exclude kin.

Significance: All comparisons between alters in vs. out of a category are p<.001.