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Table 1 Characteristics of the Turkish and Dutch samples

From: Positive ageing perceptions among migrant Turkish and native Dutch older people: a matter of culture or resources?

Variable (range)

Turkish (n = 680)

Dutch (n = 994)

 

M (SD)/%

Missing (%)

M (SD)/%

Missing (%)

t or χ 2

p

Personal resources

 Age (years)

72.89 (5.03)

0.0

78.66 (6.07)

0.0

20.843

<0.001

 Education (low)

80.9

0.5

15.5

2.2

677.439

<0.001

 Gender (female)

47.6

0.0

58.1

0.0

17.249

<0.001

Physical resources

 Health (poor)

72.6

0.6

44.5

1.9

122.359

<0.001

Economic resources

 Income (<€1350)

84.7

17.9

34.2

15.4

330.917

<0.001

Social resources

 Marital status (single/widowed/divorced)

29.1

0.5

57.4

1.5

123.829

<0.001

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation