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. 2022 Aug 24;78(2):341–351. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac123

Table 3.

Estimated Relative Risk Ratios for Prepandemic Confidant Network Predicting Pandemic Support From Multinomial Logistic Models With Gender Interactions (N = 2,622)

Help Help frequency Support Support frequency
Yes Unable to get Less often More often Yes Unable to get Less often More often
vs. no need vs. no need vs. same vs. same vs. no need vs. no need vs. same vs. same
Confidant networks
 Size 1.20+ 0.82 0.93 1.22* 1.23*** 1.42+ 1.06 1.21+
(0.11) (0.11) (0.09) (0.11) (0.07) (0.27) (0.10) (0.12)
 Size × Female 1.07 0.99 1.20 0.95 0.97 0.85 0.90 0.93
(0.11) (0.18) (0.17) (0.12) (0.08) (0.25) (0.12) (0.12)
 Density 3.06* 0.92 0.91 2.02 1.35 0.61 0.81 1.16
(1.45) (0.78) (0.46) (1.16) (0.37) (0.42) (0.33) (0.52)
 Density × Female 0.78 2.13 1.01 0.67 1.44 2.30 1.43 1.31
(0.47) (2.25) (0.61) (0.51) (0.67) (2.64) (0.76) (0.80)
 % Female confidant 1.06 1.39 0.72 0.80 1.20 8.17+ 0.67 0.58
(0.33) (1.34) (0.41) (0.50) (0.39) (8.77) (0.33) (0.32)
 % Female confidant × Female 0.93 0.63 1.00 1.51 1.10 0.06* 1.13 1.85
(0.48) (0.85) (0.78) (1.24) (0.42) (0.07) (0.80) (1.38)
 % Kin confidant 0.91 1.21 1.38 1.21 1.22 0.85 1.45 1.62
(0.32) (1.10) (0.77) (0.66) (0.35) (0.65) (0.67) (0.73)
 % Kin confidant × Female 1.28 0.24 0.91 1.02 0.71 0.67 0.55 0.57
(0.66) (0.24) (0.59) (0.79) (0.31) (0.75) (0.31) (0.34)
 Female 1.79*** 1.13 1.24 1.51* 1.53*** 1.02 0.93 1.85**
(0.23) (0.42) (0.27) (0.29) (0.14) (0.36) (0.19) (0.34)

Notes: SE in parentheses. All models controlled for race, age, education, current marital status as well as Round 3 measures of self-rated physical health, self-rated mental health, rely on family, and rely on friends.

***p < .001, **p < .01, * p < .05, +p < .10.