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The Relationship of Age to Personal Network Size, Relational Multiplexity, and Proximity to Alters in the Western United States

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  • Emily J. Smith
  • Christopher S. Marcum
  • Adam Boessen
  • Zack W. Almquist
  • John R. Hipp
  • Nicholas N. Nagle
  • Carter T. Butts

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Objectives. This study examines the association of age and other sociodemographic variables with properties of personal networks; using samples of individuals residing in the rural western United States and the City of Los Angeles, we evaluate the degree to which these associations vary with geographical context. For both samples, we test the hypothesis that age is negatively associated with network size (i.e., degree) and positively associated with network multiplexity (the extent of overlap) on 6 different relations: core discussion members, social activity participants, emergency contacts, neighborhood safety contacts, job informants, and kin. We also examine the relationship between age and spatial proximity to alters.

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  • Emily J. Smith & Christopher S. Marcum & Adam Boessen & Zack W. Almquist & John R. Hipp & Nicholas N. Nagle & Carter T. Butts, 2015. "The Relationship of Age to Personal Network Size, Relational Multiplexity, and Proximity to Alters in the Western United States," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(1), pages 91-99.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:1:p:91-99.
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