Table 1
Frequency of problematic responses by type.
| Type of response | Number of respondents |
|---|---|
| Non-agent alters | |
| Numbers | 61 |
| Companies | 38 |
| Words | 53 |
| Random text | 42 |
| Random keystrokes | 8 |
| Invalid alters | |
| Duplicates | 2,631 |
| No one | 148 |
| Self | 57 |
| Collective | 310 |
| Deity | 129 |
| Celebrity | 32 |
| Pet | 9 |
| Inconsistent responses | |
| Parent alters | 514 |
| Child alters | 130 |
| Politics | 770 |
Source: Author’s contribution.
Table 2
Demographic and ego network characteristics of the unweighted raw and cleaned samples.
| Characteristic | Raw sample | Cleaned sample | Test |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 25,183 | 20,901 | — |
| Age | 48.52 (16.45) | 49.25 (16.59) | t = −4.73, p < 0.01 |
| Income | 62356.32 (74385.01) | 62202.57 (72801.71) | t = 0.22, p = 0.82 |
| Urbanicity | 2.93 (1.58) | 2.97 (1.58) | t = −2.52, p = 0.01 |
| Education | 3.22 (1.07) | 3.23 (1.06) | t = −1.41, p = 0.16 |
| Male | 0.46 | 0.46 | t = 1.65, p = 0.1 |
| Single | 0.32 | 0.31 | t = 1.36, p = 0.17 |
| Race | |||
| White | 0.68 | 0.71 | χ 2 = 35.88, p < 0.01 |
| African American | 0.15 | 0.14 | |
| Hispanic | 0.07 | 0.07 | |
| Asian American | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| Other | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.02 | 0.01 | |
| Native American | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | |
| State (selected) | |||
| CA | 0.05 | 0.05 | χ 2 = 20.39, p = 1 |
| FL | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| NY | 0.04 | 0.03 | |
| TX | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| GA | 0.03 | 0.02 | |
| Network characteristics | |||
| Size | 4.57 (1.03) | 4.55 (1.05) | t = 1.38, p = 0.17 |
| Frequency | 3.49 (0.93) | 3.44 (0.91) | t = 4.93, p < 0.01 |
| Kin | 0.85 (0.19) | 0.85 (0.19) | t = −0.03, p = 0.98 |
Source: Author’s contribution.