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Table 1 Network measures by selected variables in the KSHAP and NSHAP: ego-centric network a

From: Social network properties and self-rated health in later life: comparisons from the Korean social life, health, and aging project and the national social life, health and aging project

   

Network Size (spouse + alters)

Proportion of female

Proportion of kin

Proportion of cohabitation

Average closeness to alters

Overall volume of contact (per year)

Network density

Bridging potential

 

KSHAP (N, proportion)

NSHAP (N, proportion)

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

KSHAP

NSHAP

Age

≤64

3.25

3.71

0.48

0.61

0.55

0.68

0.33

0.30

3.31

3.21

717.28

780.34

0.99

0.86

0.00

0.06

(151, 0.19)

(1020, 0.34)

65-74

3.17

3.65

0.53

0.62

0.55

0.68

0.30

0.28

3.28

3.15

717.26

720.25

0.98

0.84

0.01

0.08

(367, 0.45)

(1092, 0.36)

≥75

2.85

3.57

0.60

0.64

0.54

0.70

0.30

0.22

3.26

3.11

668.97

690.48

0.98

0.84

0.02

0.09

(296, 0.36)

(893, 0.30)

p-value

0.00

0.27

0.00

0.20

0.84

0.26

0.37

0.00

0.75

0.00

0.23

0.00

0.59

0.07

0.35

0.23

Gender

Male

3.28

3.41

0.42

0.57

0.55

0.70

0.34

0.35

3.25

3.14

734.53

675.00

0.99

0.87

0.00

0.06

(342, 0.42)

(1455, 0.48)

Female

2.92

3.88

0.64

0.67

0.55

0.67

0.29

0.20

3.30

3.19

674.47

797.33

0.97

0.84

0.02

0.09

(472, 0.58)

(1550, 0.52)

p-value

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.95

0.17

0.00

0.00

0.29

0.02

0.03

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.01

Marital status

Living with spouse

3.33

3.75

0.48

0.59

0.60

0.74

0.37

0.36

3.32

3.20

760.91

780.08

0.98

0.88

0.01

0.03

(612, 0.76)

(1801, 0.60)

Separated/divorced/widowed

2.31

3.46

0.76

0.69

0.39

0.57

0.12

0.09

3.16

3.10

523.38

653.91

0.96

0.79

0.03

0.16

(196, 0.24)

(1204, 0.40)

p-value

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.08

0.00

0.00

0.00

Education

None

<High school

2.77

3.19

0.63

0.65

0.55

0.74

0.28

0.30

3.29

3.17

647.06

722.69

0.99

0.88

0.01

0.07

(242, 0.30)

(699, 0.23)

Elementary school/Seodangb

High school or equivalent

3.11

3.55

0.53

0.63

0.53

0.73

0.31

0.27

3.25

3.19

746.87

750.14

0.98

0.88

0.01

0.07

(334, 0.41)

(793, 0.26)

≥Middle school

Some college

3.33

3.79

0.48

0.62

0.57

0.66

0.34

0.26

3.33

3.16

689.66

756.31

0.97

0.84

0.01

0.08

(230, 0.29)

(856, 0.28)

 

≥Bachelor’s

 

3.96

 

0.59

 

0.64

 

0.27

 

3.14

 

713.92

 

0.81

 

0.08

 

(657, 0.22)

p-value

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.51

0.00

0.01

0.25

0.34

0.42

0.01

0.18

0.23

0.00

1.00

0.97

Self-rated health

Poor/Somewhat Poor

2.85

3.48

0.57

0.63

0.57

0.70

0.30

0.26

3.20

3.10

646.11

736.80

0.98

0.85

0.01

0.08

(353, 0.43)

(806, 0.27)

Good

3.21

3.54

0.52

0.62

0.53

0.70

0.31

0.29

3.32

3.17

739.63

732.18

0.97

0.86

0.01

0.08

(399, 0.49)

(906, 0.30)

Very good/excellent

3.42

3.83

0.53

0.62

0.55

0.67

0.31

0.27

3.47

3.20

747.89

742.33

0.99

0.85

0.00

0.07

(62, 0.08)

(1,281, 0.43)

p-value

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.95

0.32

0.06

0.71

0.07

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.81

0.65

0.76

0.70

0.49

Overall weighted mean

3.07

3.65

0.55

0.62

0.55

0.69

0.31

0.27

3.28

3.16

699.70

738.04

0.98

0.85

0.01

0.08

SD

1.23

1.47

0.29

0.27

0.36

0.31

0.24

0.27

0.66

0.51

386.43

354.39

0.12

0.23

0.10

0.26

Skewness

0.43

−0.42

0.04

−0.28

0.08

−0.61

1.11

1.44

−0.57

−0.20

1.04

0.57

−6.81

−1.60

9.54

3.22

  1. aThe early publication of NSHAP [2] only considered the roster of discussion network members (roster A). In this analysis, however, the roster of spouse (roster B) was also considered.
  2. bSeodang is a traditional village-based elementary school in Korea.