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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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