Companionships, Transportation, and Health Among Members of a Hispanic Senior Center: A Sociometric Social Network Dataset

Authors

• Rebecca Mauldin PhD, MSW, University of Texas at Arlington
• Vismaya Prakasan MSIS, University of Texas at Arlington
• Akshay Thakare MSIS, University of Texas at Arlington
• Rupal Parekh PhD, University of Connecticut

ORCID Identifier(s)

Rebecca Mauldin, ORCID 0000-0002-7820-9141 Vismaya Prakasan, ORCID 0009-0003-2300-0230 Akshay Thakare, ORCID 0009-0003-2343-5373 Rupal Parekh, ORCID 0000-0002-0634-6673

Document Type

Dataset

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32855/dataset.2026.02.047

Related Publication(s)

Mauldin, R. L., Parekh, R., Connolly, J. P., Mattingly, S. P., Mushtaq, A., & Fujimoto, K. (2024). Life-space mobility, transportation, and the companionship network of members of a Hispanic senior center. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 79(6), gbae053. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae053

Production/Collection Date

Dates of data collection (approximate date range): September 2021 – December 2021

Production/Collection Location

Hartford, CT, USA

Depositor

Rebecca L. Mauldin

Deposit Date

4-30-2026

Data Type

This dataset, derived from a cross-sectional survey, includes two linked components: 1. Participant-level dataset (node attributes) 2. Edgelist dataset (network ties)

Abstract

This dataset contains survey and social network data from 42 members of a predominantly Puerto Rican senior center in Hartford, Connecticut. It includes two linked components (1) participant-level information on demographics, health, mobility, and transportation, and (2) a sociometric network of companionship ties among members. The data are designed for use in social network analysis and research on aging, mobility, and social relationships. These data can be used to explore questions such as how companionship ties are structured among older adults in a community setting; whether individuals with similar characteristics (e.g., age, gender, health status) are more likely to form ties; and how transportation access and mobility are associated with social network position. Users should begin their review of the dataset by reading the Data Overview and README files.

Disciplines

Social Work

Publication Date

Spring 5-4-2026

Language

English; some open-ended responses in Spanish

Comments

Funding for this study was provided by The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) [grant number 1302] under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers program.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Mauldin, R. L., Prakasan, V., Thakare, A., & Parekh, R. (2026). Companionships, transportation, and health among members of a Hispanic senior center—A sociometric social network dataset. [Dataset]. Arlington, TX, MavMatrix Social Networks for Social Good Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.32855/dataset.2026.02.047