Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics
From: Living arrangements and life satisfaction: mediation by social support and meaning in life
Variable | Total(n = 215) n(%) | Nursing Home(n = 101) n(%) | Community(n = 114) n(%) | X2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) |  |  |  | −7.076*** | 0.000 |
 60–74 | 102 (47.4) | 22 (21.8) | 80 (70.2) |  |  |
 ≥75 | 113 (52.6) | 79 (78.2) | 34 (29.8) |  |  |
Marital status |  |  |  | −6.032*** | 0.000 |
 Married | 98 (45.6) | 24 (23.8) | 74 (64.9) |  |  |
 Other marital status | 117 (54.4) | 77 (76.2) | 40 (35.1) |  |  |
Source of income |  |  | −2.972** | 0.003 | |
 Pension | 153 (71.2) | 62 (61.4) | 91 (79.8) |  |  |
 Other | 62 (28.8) | 39 (38.6) | 23 (20.2) |  |  |
Gender |  |  |  | −0.353 | 0.724 |
 Male | 90 (41.9) | 41 (40.6) | 49 (43) |  |  |
 Female | 125 (58.1) | 60 (59.4) | 65 (57) |  |  |
Occupation |  |  |  | −0.954 | 0.340 |
 Civil servant | 39 (18.1) | 19 (18.8) | 20 (17.5) |  |  |
 Employee | 91 (42.3) | 37 (36.6) | 54 (47.4) |  |  |
 Other | 85 (39.5) | 45 (44.6) | 40 (35.1) |  |  |
Education level |  |  | −0.678 | 0.498 | |
 Primary school | 105 (48.8) | 52 (51.5) | 53 (46.5) |  |  |
 Middle school | 54 (25.1) | 24 (23.8) | 30 (26.3) |  |  |
 High school or above | 56 (26.1) | 25 (24.8) | 31 (27.2) |  |  |
Chronic disease |  |  | −1.526 | 0.127 | |
 No | 84 (39.1) | 34 (33.7) | 50 (43.9) |  |  |
 Yes | 131 (61.9) | 67 (66.3) | 64 (56.1) |  |  |
Religion |  |  |  | −0.746 | 0.456 |
 No | 108 (50.2) | 48 (47.5) | 60 (52.6) |  |  |
 Yes | 107 (49.8) | 53 (52.5) | 54 (47.4) |  |  |