Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 851) and mean, standard deviation and range of the flourishing score
Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Flourishing score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Range | Statistics | ||
Age | 75.36 (6.94) | β =  − 0.11∗ | ||
 Female | 76.16 (6.85) | β =  − 0.13∗ | ||
 Male | 74.16 (6.90) | β =  − 0.09 | ||
Sex | ||||
 Female | 510 (59.93) | 41.07 (6.83) | 17–56 | χ2(1) = 0.64 |
 Male | 341 (40.07) | 40.68 (7.40) | 21–56 | |
Marital status | ||||
 Divorced | 66 (7.76) | 41.32 (7.21) | 27–54 | χ2(3) = 9.28∗ |
 Married/Partner | 335 (39.37) | 41.56 (7.48) | 21–56 | |
 Single | 17 (2.00) | 37.88 (6.91) | 25–52 | |
 Widowed | 433 (50.88) | 40.47 (6.66) | 17–56 | |
Education | ||||
 High (university) | 503 (59.11) | 42.04 (6.58) | 21–56 | χ2(1) = 31.87∗ |
 Low (less than university) | 348 (40.89) | 39.28 (7.42) | 17–56 | |
Health | ||||
 Very bad (1) | 68 (7.99) | 35.50 (7.04) | 24–51 | χ2(4) = 107.01∗ |
 Bad (2) | 270 (31.73) | 38.81 (6.75) | 17–55 | |
 Fair (3) | 456 (53.58) | 42.36 (6.48) | 19–56 | |
 Good (4) | 54 (6.35) | 46.04 (6.16) | 32–56 | |
 Very good (5) | 3 (0.35) | 40.67 (8.33) | 34–50 | |
Satisfied Living Standard | ||||
 Satisfied | 380 (44.65) | 42.31 (6.94) | 17–56 | χ2(1) = 24.87∗ |
 Dissatisfied | 471 (55.35) | 39.79 (6.97) | 21–55 | |
Living arrangement | ||||
 Living alone | 337 (39.60) | 40.39 (6.59) | 19–56 | χ2(2) = 6.68∗ |
 Living with relatives | 507 (59.58) | 41.31 (7.35) | 17–56 | |
 Living with non-relatives | 7 (0.82) | 37.43 (6.16) | 29–47 | |