Table 3.

Different Sources of Negative Social Support.

Social support	Hardly ever, N (%)	Some of the time, N (%)	Often, N (%)
Perceived support from spouse
Demanded too much by spouse	1,936 (85.8)	241 (10.7)	79 (3.5)
Criticized by spouse	1,556 (69.0)	561 (24.9)	139 (6.2)
Perceived support from family members
Demanded too much by family members	2,951(93.8)	152 (4.8)	42 (1.3)
Criticized by family Members	2,784 (88.6)	320 (10.2)	39 (1.2)
Perceived support from friends
Demanded too much by friends	2,610 (97.5)	57 (2.1)	10 (0.4)
Criticized by friends	2,546 (95.2)	118 (4.4)	10 (0.4)