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Table 4.5

Characterization of as-family networks (

N = 2774)

Friendship-

origin

Nuclear-

son

Nuclear-daughter

Restricted nuclear

Siblings

Beanpole-

down

Couple

No-family

Total

%

29.60

15.60

14.60

5.20

12.20

8.00

8.60

6.30

100

N

822

432

404

144

338

221

239

174

2744

Size

3.70

3.68

3.54

3.00

3.97

5.19

1.00

0.76

3.37

Partner

0.63

0.83

0.84

1.00

0.61

0.77

1.00

0.00

0.71

Father

0.36

0.09

0.21

0.00

0.22

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.18

Mother

0.50

0.25

0.37

0.00

0.41

0.19

0.00

0.00

0.31

Son

0.29

1.70

0.25

1.00

0.24

0.81

0.00

0.39

0.56

Daughter

0.24

0.31

1.67

1.00

0.44

0.93

0.00

0.37

0.57

Brothers

0.22

0.15

0.09

0.00

0.42

0.09

0.00

0.00

0.16

Sisters

0.12

0.16

0.02

0.00

1.16

0.10

0.00

0.00

0.21

Parents-in-law

0.19

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.07

Grandchildren

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.01

1.38

0.00

0.00

0.12

Children-in-law

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.74

0.00

0.00

0.07

Siblings-in-law

0.07

0.03

0.01

0.00

0.25

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.06

Collaterals

0.25

0.04

0.01

0.00

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.09

Male friends

0.21

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.07

Female friends

0.29

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.06

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.10

Colleagues

0.12

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.04

Others (ex-partner, step-family, grandparents, fictive, other non-kin)

0.18

0.03

0.01

0.00

0.06

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.07

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