Young people, working people, those with higher education and people with high incomes have the largest social networks. Having a larger network is useful. “It can help in finding work or social support,” said Bas Hofstra, a sociologist at Radboud University. “People with a smaller network often have a harder time.”
Analyzing the size and homogeneity of acquaintanceship networks in the Netherlands
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