Table 10
Characteristics of seniors' social networks, by age group and sex, Canada, 2013 Table 10
Characteristics of seniors' social networks, by age group and sex, Canada, 2013

Table 10
Characteristics of seniors' social networks, by age group and sex, Canada, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of seniors' social networks. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Total – 65 years and over, 65 to 74 years , 75 years and over and Total 65 years and over, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic	Women			Men
	Total – 65 years and over	65 to 74 years	75 years and over	Total – 65 years and over	65 to 74 years	75 years and over
	percentage
Number of family members respondent feels close to
None	5	3	6^Note †	6^Note *	6^Note *	6
One to four	44	44	44	48^Note *	46	51^Note *^Note †
Five or more	52	53	50	46^Note *	48^Note *	43^Note *^Note †
Number of friends respondent feels close to
None	11	9	13^Note †	13^Note *	11	17^Note †^Note *
One to four	45	47	42^Note †	43	46	40^Note †
Five or more	44	44	44	43	43	43
Number of friends excluding closest (i.e., acquaintances)
None	13	11	17^Note †	14	11	18^Note †
One to four	13	13	14	13	13	13
Five or more	73	76	70^Note †	73	76	69^Note †
Daily in-person contact
With family^Note 1	10	9	10	8^Note *	8	8
With friends	11	9	14^Note †	11	10	12
Note * significantly different from women, within age group, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from 65- to-74-year-olds, within sex, at p < 0.05 Return to note † referrer Note 1. Excludes family members living with the respondent. Return to note 1 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Social Identity, 2013.

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