Table 1 Overview of the participants' characteristics in total, along with the average score for mental well-being (N = 864).
Characteristics | Overall | Mental well-being score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | Mean | SD | P-value | |
Overall | 864 | 100 | 45.4 | 10.6 | |
Age (years) | |||||
60–69 | 625 | 72.3 | 46.0 | 10.9 | 0.013 |
70–79 | 190 | 22.0 | 44.2 | 9.6 | |
≥ 80 | 49 | 5.7 | 42.3 | 10.3 | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 486 | 56.3 | 45.6 | 11.0 | 0.397 |
Female | 378 | 43.8 | 45.0 | 10.1 | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 683 | 79.1 | 45.6 | 10.7 | 0.214 |
Without partner1 | 181 | 20.9 | 44.5 | 10.2 | |
Formal schooling | |||||
No | 769 | 89.0 | 45.0 | 10.6 | 0.001 |
Yes | 95 | 11.0 | 48.7 | 10.2 | |
Family size | |||||
≤ 4 | 372 | 43.1 | 46.2 | 11.0 | 0.051 |
> 4 | 492 | 56.9 | 44.8 | 10.3 | |
Family monthly income | |||||
Dependent solely on aid | 580 | 67.1 | 44.8 | 10.7 | 0.030 |
Received supplementary income | 284 | 32.9 | 46.5 | 10.4 | |
Living arrangements | |||||
Living with family | 782 | 90.5 | 45.3 | 10.3 | 0.418 |
Living alone | 82 | 9.5 | 46.3 | 13.3 | |
Suffering from non-communicable chronic conditions | |||||
No | 431 | 49.9 | 46.9 | 10.4 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 433 | 50.1 | 43.9 | 10.7 | |
Feeling of loneliness | |||||
No | 163 | 18.9 | 44.4 | 10.7 | 0.176 |
Yes | 701 | 81.1 | 45.6 | 10.6 | |
