Importance of support | |||||||
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Total | Perceived support, level 1 (highest) | Perceived support, level 2 | Perceived support, level 3 | Perceived support, level 4 (lowest) | F Value / Khi-2 | ||
Number of alters: % (no.) | 100 (4602) | 50.7 (2326) | 31.9 (1464) | 13.0 (596) | 4.4 (200) | ||
Alter characteristics | |||||||
Alters from mental health service providers: % (no.) | 43.7 (2013) | 50.7 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 182.1 | *** |
Alters from general health service providers: % (no.) | 7.8 (359) | 35.0 | 39.5 | 17.6 | 7.8 | ||
Alters from social service providers and justice system: % (no.) | 8.2 (379) | 38.5 | 30.2 | 21.5 | 9.8 | ||
Relatives and friends: % (no.) | 38.1 (1754) | 57.9 | 27.9 | 10.3 | 3.8 | ||
Alters from generic non-health service providers: % (no.) | 2.1(97) | 26.8 | 39.2 | 30.9 | 3.1 | ||
Alter structural position in ego network | |||||||
Alter degree: mean no. (std) | 2.6 (3.2) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 52.5 | *** |
Alter betweenness: mean no. (std) | 1.1 (5.2) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.0 | *** |
Relationship within same group: mean % (std) | 63.9 (46.0) | 68.4 | 65.2 | 51.2 | 41.7 | 39.4 | *** |
Characteristics of the network in which alter is embedded | |||||||
Network size: mean no. (std) | 14.3 (6.3)(1) | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 3.1 | * |
Professionals: mean % (std) | 61.9 (16.7)(1) | 62.5 | 62.1 | 60.3 | 58.3 | 6.0 | *** |
Types of services providers: mean no. (std) | 4.2 (2.1)(1) | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 12.0 | *** |
Network density: mean % (std) | 20.9 (16.2)(1) | 22.3 | 20.5 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 19.7 | *** |
Network degree centralisation: mean % (std) | 22.6 (11.2)(1) | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 0.7 | |
Network fragmentation: mean % (std) | 66.3 (25.3)(1) | 65.0 | 66.1 | 69.5 | 72.6 | 9.3 | *** |