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Table 11
Characteristics of social networks among persons aged 65 and over, by living arrangement and sex, Canada, 2013 Table 11
Characteristics of social networks among persons aged 65 and over, by living arrangement and sex, Canada, 2013

Table 11
Characteristics of social networks among persons aged 65 and over, by living arrangement and sex, Canada, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of social networks among persons aged 65 and over. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Living alone and Living in a couple, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic	Women		Men
	Living alone	Living in a couple^Note 2	Living alone	Living in a couple^Note 2
	percentage
Number of family members respondent feels close to
None	7	2^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	11	5^Note *
One to four	47	40^Note *	59	45^Note *
Five or more	46	58^Note *	30	50^Note *
Number of friends respondent feels close to
None	11	10	18	12^Note *
One to four	43	45	46	43
Five or more	46	45	36	45^Note *
Number of friends excluding closest (i.e., acquaintances)
None	15	10^Note *	21	12^Note *
One to four	14	12	15	12
Five or more	72	78^Note *	64	76^Note *
Daily in-person contact
With family^Note 1	12	7^Note *	9	7
With friends	17	7^Note *	20	8^Note *
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from persons living alone, within sex, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Note 1. Excludes family members living with the respondent. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Includes opposite- and same-sex married and common-law couples. Return to note 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Social Identity, 2013.

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