Table 10
Factors associated with the size of social networks, logistic regressions, 2013

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Table 10
Factors associated with the size of social networks, logistic regressions, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Factors associated with the size of social networks People with no close friends, People with 3 or more close friends, People with more than 10 other friends or acquaintances and People who know many or most of their neighbours, calculated using predicted probabilities units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  People with no close friends People with 3 or more close friends People with more than 10 other friends or acquaintances People who know many or most of their neighbours
predicted probabilities
Sex  
Men (ref.) 0.05 0.78 0.64 0.42
Women 0.03Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.77Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.59Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.42
Age group  
15 to 34 years (ref.) 0.02 0.84 0.70 0.38
35 to 54 years 0.05Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.73Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.59Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.43Note with asterisk for table 10 *
55 to 74 years 0.06Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.73Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.55Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.43Note with asterisk for table 10 *
75 years and older 0.08Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.75Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.55Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.44Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Lives with a spouse  
No (ref.) 0.04 0.78 0.60 0.37
Yes 0.04 0.77 0.63Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.45Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Main activity is working at a paid job or is self-employed  
No (ref.) 0.05 0.77 0.62 0.44
Yes 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.77 0.62 0.4Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Level of education  
High school diploma or less (ref.) 0.05 0.73 0.57 0.42
Postsecondary diploma 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.77Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.62Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.43
University degree 0.03Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.83Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.68Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.40
Province  
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.03 0.81 0.72Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.58Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Prince Edward Island 0.02Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.83Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.71 0.53Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Nova Scotia 0.04 0.78 0.71Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.47Note with asterisk for table 10 *
New Brunswick 0.04 0.75 0.66 0.55Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Quebec 0.06Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.69Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.47Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.38Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Ontario (ref.) 0.04 0.78 0.65 0.42
Manitoba 0.03 0.81 0.69Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.40
Saskatchewan 0.04 0.79 0.68 0.49Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Alberta 0.03Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.81Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.66 0.37Note with asterisk for table 10 *
British Columbia 0.03Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.81Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.65 0.43
Type of location of residence  
Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration (CMA or CA) (ref.) 0.04 0.77 0.61 0.37
Outside a CMA or CA 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.79 0.65Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.65Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Immigrant status  
Non-immigrant (ref.) 0.04 0.78 0.63 0.43
Immigrated between 2000 and 2013 0.04 0.73Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.53Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.39
Immigrated before 2000 0.05Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.73Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.58Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.37Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Participation on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)  
Never (ref.) 0.07 0.71 0.49 0.41
Less than once a day 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.77Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.64Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.41
At least once a day 0.03Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.82Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.71Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.42
Hours spent watching television per week  
None (ref.) 0.07 0.75 0.60 0.39
1 to 9 hours 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.79Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.61 0.44Note with asterisk for table 10 *
10 to 19 hours 0.03Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.79Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.64Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.43
20 hours and more 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.74 0.60 0.38
Length of time respondent has lived in city or local community  
Less than 5 years (ref.) 0.05 0.73 0.57 0.21
5 to 9 years 0.05 0.75Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.58 0.34Note with asterisk for table 10 *
10 years or more 0.04Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.78Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.63Note with asterisk for table 10 * 0.49Note with asterisk for table 10 *
Note *

significantly different from the reference category (ref.) (p < 0.05)

Return to note with asterisk for table 10 * referrer

Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2013.
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