From: Exploring health and well-being in Taiwan: what we can learn from individuals’ narratives
Total sample (N = 24) | |
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Age in years (mean and range) | 50.9 (31–66) |
Gender (% female) | 54% |
Marital status (% married) | 83% |
Have children (% yes) | 79% |
• Average number of children | 1.2 (range 1–4) |
Education | |
• High school or less | 66.7% |
• College | 20.8% |
• Master or above | 12.5% |
Living with family | 92% |
Employment status | |
• Employed | 75% |
• Self-employed | 21% |
• Retired | 4% |
Religious affiliation | |
• Chinese system of beliefs | 54% |
• Buddhism | 17% |
• Multiple affiliations a | 21% |
• Non-religious | 8% |
Well-being ladder mean rating (range) | 5.8 (1–8) b |
Health ladder mean rating (range) | 5.2 (1–8) b |
Participants with same ladder ratings for well-being and health (%) | 8 (33%) |