We examine affective closeness, contact, and helping among adult siblings using data for over 1,500 respondents in 2-child families from the National Survey of Families and Households. Using this subsample allows us to investigate differences by gender of respondent and of individual siblings using a nationally representative sample. We find that…

Examines predictors of perceived and actual social support among adult siblings using data from the National Survey of Families and Households. Social support among siblings was higher for those with living sisters and for those without adult children. African Americans and respondents with lower education and income levels were less likely to be…