Table 2 Attitude toward active aging (ATAA) scores by sociodemographic characteristics

ATAA scores

506

138.8

20.80

Gender

Female

171

144.02

17.29

Male

335

136.13

21.93

26.29

<0.001

Age

20–39

148

139.76

23.98

40–49

214

137.65

20.49

60 and above

144

139.52

17.60

0.74

0.477

Residential area

City

279

139.20

21.89

Town or village

227

138.31

19.42

0.11

0.736

Marital status

Married

312

141.36

17.74

Single (never married, divorced, or widowed) and others

194

134.69

24.45

10.23

<0.05

Highest education attained

High school or lower

144

135.14

22.32

College, university, or higher

362

140.26

20.02

3.68

0.056

Occupational status

Unemployed

150

138.18

20.09

Part-time

74

136.46

24.31

Full-time

282

139.74

20.19

2.46

0.087

Have religious beliefs

No

316

137.27

21.04

Yes

190

141.34

20.20

7.51

<0.05