Table 2 . Demographic Characteristics of Participants Stratified by Gender

N (%)

1990 (100·0)

1014 (50·95)

976 (49·06)

0·50

Age (mean (SD))

45·92 (16·85)

45·68 (17·16)

46·18 (16·53)

0·504

20–29

414 (20·8)

224 (22·1)

190 (19·5)

30–39

380 (19·1)

195 (19·2)

185 (19·0)

40–49

351 (17·6)

164 (16·2)

187 (19·2)

50–59

382 (19·2)

199 (19·6)

183 (18·8)

60–69

274 (13·8)

136 (13·4)

138 (14·1)

70–79

133 (6·7)

62 (6·1)

71 (7·3)

80–85

56 (2·8)

34 (3·4)

22 (2·3)

Marital status (%)

< 0·001

Single

565 (28·4)

308 (30·4)

257 (26·3)

Married/Cohabitating

1212 (60·9)

648 (63·9)

564 (57·8)

Divorced/Separated

93 (4·7)

42 (4·1)

51 (5·2)

Refused to answer

2 (0·1)

0 (0·0)

2 (0·2)

Widowed

118 (5·9)

16 (1·6)

102 (10·5)

Monthly income (%)

< 0·001

None

195 (9·8)

63 (6·21)

132 (13·5)

< NT$50,000

1397 (69·4)

675 (66·57)

722 (73·9)

NT$50,000 - NT$89,999

282 (14·17)

186 (18·34)

96 (9·84)

NT$90,000 - NT179,999

83 (4·17)

66 (6·51)

17 (1·74)

>NT$180,000

33 (1·66)

24 (2·37)

9 (0·92)

Education level (%)

< 0·001

Self-study/illiterate

100 (5·1)

21 (2·1)

79 (8·1)

Elementary/Junior high school

456 (23·1)

210 (20·9)

246 (25·3)

Senior high school/vocational/cadet

522 (26·4)

268 (26·6)

254 (26·2)

Two/three/five-year college

260 (13·2)

152 (15·1)

108 (11·1)

College and University

500 (25·3)

268 (26·6)

232 (23·9)

Graduate school

139 (7·0)

87 (8·6)

52 (5·4)

Household members (%)

0·327

Living alone

172 (8·6)

88 (8·7)

84 (8·6)

Living with 1–2 family members

1434 (72·1)

712 (70·2)

722 (74·0)

Living with 3–4 family members

371 (18·6)

207 (20·4)

164 (16·8)

Living with more than 4 family members

13 (0·7)

7 (0·7)

6 (0·6)

Self-rated health and happiness (mean (SD))

Happiness

2·77 (0·96)

2·68 (1·01)

2·87 (0·90)

< 0·001

Life satisfaction

2·72 (0·97)

2·69 (0·99)

2·75 (0·94)

0·124

Physical health

2·11 (0·93)

2·23 (0·90)

1·99 (0·95)

< 0·001

SD: Standard Deviation