87
Table 3.8
Influence of shaping factors on the proportion of very recent and very old acquaintances. Regression models,
unstandardized Beta coefficients
Model 5: Very recent acquaintances
Model 6: Very old acquaintances
Model 5a
Model 5b
Model 5c
Model 6a
Model 6b
Model 6c
Country (ref.: Portugal)Switzerland
−0.001
0.014
0.006
0.225***
0.211***
0.205***
Lithuania
0.168***
0.164***
0.170***
−0.183***
−0.205***
−0.206***
Birth-cohort (ref.: 1950–1955)1970–1975
−0.119***
−0.116***
−0.053
−0.055
Gender (ref.: men)Women
−0.009
−0.011
0.023*
0.025*
Education level (ref.: medium)Low
0.044*
0.049**
−0.055***
−0.056***
High
0.031*
0.029
0.007
0.008
Child-centredness
−0.005
−0.008
Alternative family forms
0.009
−0.011
F
112.61
60.46
45.69
539.97
194.42
146.32
(^2) R
0.07
0.12
0.12
0.28
0.30
0.30
Notes:
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001; Ref. means baseline category against which the other categories are
compared
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