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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of studied population

From: Psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS): secondary analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study

N

13,220

Age in years, mean (SD)

64.7 (9.4)

Sex (female), n (%)

7,524 (56.9)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single, separated, or divorced

1,679 (12.7)

 Married

9,188 (69.5)

 Widowed

2,353 (17.8)

 Education (total number of years), mean (SD)

7.4 (6.0)

Place of residence population (number of residents), n (%)

 100,000+

7,910 (59.8)

 15,000–99,999

1,454 (11.0)

 2,500–14,999

1,399 (10.6)

  < 2,500

2,457 (18.6)