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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

From: Psychosocial factors for influencing healthy aging in adults in Korea

Total N = 171

Variables

Category

N(%)

M(SD)

t or F

p

Post-hoc

Sex

Male

74(45.4)

3.344(±0.533)

−0.434

.664

 

Female

97(54.6)

3.365(±0.524)

 

Age (years)

45-60

66(39.6)

3.230(±0.490)

3.113

.015

b

61-70

77(45.0)

3.411(±0.543)

b

>71

28(16.4)

3.381(±0.490)

a

Education level

Middle school

60(38.2)

3.279(±0.585)

6.828

.000

a

High school

85(45.0)

3.347(±0.497)

a

College or above

26(20.8)

3.519(±0.461)

b

Religion

Yes

121(64.1)

3.436(±0.535)

4.682

.000

 

No

50(35.9)

3.210(±0.485)

 

Marital status

Yes

158(78.9)

3.373(±0.528)

1.393

.163

 

No

13(21.1)

3.290(±0.529)

 

Residential status

One’s own house

155(77.7)

3.400(±0.510)

4.266

.001

 

Rental house

16(22.3)

3.194(±0.542)

 

Avocation

Yes

113(61.0)

3.519(±0.503)

9.290

.000

 

No

48(39.0)

3.098(±0.465)

 

Socioeconomic status

High

9(5.2)

3.749(±0.558)

25.072

.000

a

Middle

107(62.6)

3.448(±0.472)

b

Low

55(32.2)

3.167(±0.536)

c

Income activity

Yes

102(57.0)

3.394(±0.536)

1.845

.065

 

No

69(43.0)

3.306(±0.516)

 

Medication

Yes

61(40.2)

3.301(±0.517)

−1.128

.260

 

no

110(59.8)

3.384(±0.550)

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