Understanding the value of social networks in life satisfaction of elderly people: a comparative study of 16 European countries using SHARE data

Table 1 Descriptive analysis

Country	Satisfaction with Life		Number of persons in SN 0-7		Share of number of friends in SN (%)
Austria	8.25^a	(1.69)	2.76^a	(1.73)	17.24^a	(27.62)
Germany	7.74^a	(1.75)	2.70^a	(1.54)	15.58	(26.04)
Sweden	8.40^a	(1.49)	2.59^a	(1.53)	17.25^a	(27.16)
Netherlands	8.06^a	(1.08)	2.68^a	(1.56)	17.60^a	(26.72)
Spain	7.59	(1.84)	2.40	(1.51)	12.20^a	(26.22)
Italy	7.60	(1.75)	2.27^a	(1.62)	13.60^a	(27.33)
France	7.27^a	(1.72)	2.49	(1.67)	19.76^a	(30.54)
Denmark	8.56^a	(1.42)	2.70^a	(1.60)	21.37^a	(29.02)
Switzerland	8.39^a	(1.39)	2.89^a	(1.75)	24.10^a	(30.49)
Belgium	7.72^a	(1.49)	2.78^a	(1.72)	21.86^a	(30.81)
Czech Republic	7.34^a	(1.98)	2.04^a	(1.36)	11.70^a	(26.50)
Poland	7.39^a	(1.95)	2.06^a	(1.35)	6.27^a	(19.82)
Hungary	6.69^a	(2.18)	2.62^a	(1.47)	6.62^a	(18.44)
Portugal	7.02^a	(2.06)	2.45	(1.56)	8.41^a	(21.71)
Slovenia	7.43^a	(1.08)	1.75^a	(1.33)	10.97^a	(26.46)
Estonia	6.66^a	(2.11)	2.32^a	(1.50)	12.63^a	(25.70)
Total	7.56	(1.86)	2.46	(1.60)	15.35	(27.54)

Note: ^asignificant at 1%; Standard deviations in parentheses; Stars indicate if the mean for each country is significantly different from the mean of all other countries

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