Table 4.
Multilevel results predicting the log-odds an alter would be dropped from the network (weighted)
| b (SE) | Odds Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Intercept | −.882*** | (.252) | .41 |
| Alter-level variables | |||
| Role relationship in Wave 1 | |||
| Kin | |||
| Wife | −1.145 | (.764) | .32 |
| Husband | −3.204** | (1.049) | .04 |
| Mother | −1.731*** | (.311) | .18 |
| Father | −1.357*** | (.340) | .26 |
| Adult daughter | −2.264*** | (.360) | .10 |
| Adult son | −1.307*** | (.341) | .27 |
| Sister | −.900*** | (.258) | .41 |
| Brother | −.666* | (.309) | .51 |
| [Extended kin, ref.] | |||
| Nonkin | |||
| Roommate | .689*** | (.189) | 1.99 |
| Neighbor | .257 | (.150) | 1.29 |
| Workmate | .648*** | (.139) | 1.99 |
| Schoolmate | .235 | (.164) | 1.26 |
| Churchmate | .224 | (.214) | 1.25 |
| Romantic partner | .023 | (.282) | 1.02 |
| Friend (labeled only as friend) | .347** | (.117) | 1.42 |
| Acquaintance | 1.078*** | (.198) | 2.94 |
| Type of interaction in Wave 1 | |||
| Socialize | −.478*** | (.083) | .62 |
| Confide | −.332*** | (.104) | .72 |
| Advise | −.330** | (.110) | .72 |
| Recent practical help | −.228* | (.104) | .83 |
| Available for emergency help | −.365*** | (.089) | .69 |
| Respondent provides support to alter | −.088 | (.083) | .92 |
| Difficult alter | −.002 | (.119) | 1.00 |
| Alter descriptors in Wave 1 | |||
| Female (for non-kin) | −.006 | (.086) | .99 |
| Same age | −.052 | (.123) | .95 |
| Older | .045 | (.149) | 1.05 |
| Met in last year | .333* | (.170) | 1.40 |
| Emotionally close | −.406*** | (.092) | .67 |
| Live over one hour away | .060 | (.109) | 1.06 |
| Ego-level variables | |||
| Life events between wave 1 and wave 2 | |||
| Moved away but nearby (in Bay area) | .500** | (.162) | 1.65 |
| Moved far (outside Bay area) | 1.460*** | (.191) | 4.31 |
| New job or started school | .140 | (.151) | 1.15 |
| Retired or became unemployed | .049 | (.207) | 1.05 |
| Graduated or left school | −.124 | (.224) | .88 |
| Financial, work or school problems | .222 | (.119) | 1.25 |
| Change in marital or partnered relationship | −.074 | (.148) | .93 |
| New child or grandchild | −.249 | (.159) | .78 |
| Close kin died | −.017 | (.120) | .98 |
| Close nonkin died | .570*** | (.147) | 1.77 |
| Major break in friendship or relationship | .493*** | (.120) | 1.64 |
| Health issue | −.125 | (.138) | .88 |
| Sociodemographic variables in wave 1 | |||
| Male | −.100 | (.123) | .90 |
| Age 50–70 | −.312 | (.176) | .73 |
| Asian | .238 | (.153) | 1.27 |
| Latino | .059 | (.151) | 1.06 |
| Black and other | .120 | (.200) | 1.13 |
| Married | .019 | (.124) | 1.02 |
| Education less than BA | .201 | (.142) | 1.22 |
| Education BA | .147 | (.130) | 1.16 |
| Poor health | .122 | (.157) | 1.13 |
| Extroversion | .020 | (.018) | 1.02 |
| Neuroticism | .033 | (.021) | 1.03 |
| Network size in wave 1 | −.023 | (.014) | .98 |
| Web survey in wave 1 | .049 | (.125) | 1.05 |
| Personal reference or Facebook recruit | −.025 | (.175) | .98 |
| N alters in wave 1 | 10,138 | ||
| N respondents in waves 1 and 2 | 997 | ||
| Variance components | |||
| Between-ego variance | .581 | ||
| Chi-square (intercept) | 1959.710*** | ||
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001 (two-tailed tests)