Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and differences in life satisfaction (N = 2925)

Variables	N	%	SWLS (Mean ± SD)	P
Gender
Male	1028	35.1%	23.5 ± 6.86	0.001
Female	1897	64.9%	24.3 ± 6.77
Age
15-21	1406	48.1%	24.2 ± 6.80	0.137
22-28	1519	51.9%	23.9 ± 6.83
Place of Residence
Urban area	1809	61.9%	24.2 ± 6.87	0.165
Non-urban area	1116	38.1%	23.8 ± 6.72
Paternal education
Primary school	301	10.3%	23.6 ± 6.78	0.413
Middle School	1450	49.6%	24.0 ± 6.63
College and above	1174	40.1%	24.2 ± 7.05
Maternal Education
Primary school	469	16.0%	23.8 ± 6.59	0.183
Middle School	1524	52.1%	23.9 ± 6.78
College and above	932	31.9%	24.4 ± 6.98
Study program
Five years	1738	59.4%	23.3 ± 7.00	<0.001
Seven years	1187	40.6%	25.1 ± 6.39

SWLS: Satisfaction with Life Scale.