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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the sample’s characteristics (N = 15,779)

From: The mediating role of psychological resilience between social participation and life satisfaction among older adults in China

Variables

Frequency

%

Age

 65–74

3282

20.80

 75–84

4277

27.11

 ≥ 85

8220

52.09

Sex

 Male

6873

43.56

 Female

8906

56.44

Marital status

 Married

6450

40.88

 Widowed, never married and divorced

9329

59.12

Education

 Illiterate

7961

50.45

 Literate

7818

49.55

Current residence

 Urban

8738

55.38

 Rural

7041

44.62

Living status

 With family

12,684

80.39

 Alone

2514

15.93

 Institution

581

3.68

Financial support

 Yes (enough)

13,507

85.60

 No (not enough)

2272

14.40

Chronic disease

 Yes

11,016

69.81

 No

4763

30.19

Variables

Mean

SD

 Low-level involvement activities [0–5]

1.796

1.324

 High-level involvement activities [0–5]

1.329

1.219

 Psychological resilience[6–25]

19.160

3.100

 Life satisfaction[1–5]

3.883

0.797

  1. Note. The minimum score and maximum score of every continuous are present in brackets