Table 2.

LOT-R mean scores.

		Optimism		Pessimism		Total score
	n	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Males
≤ 39 y.	255	8.9	2.4	4.1	2.2	16.8	4.0
40-49 y.	1,210	8.7	2.4	4.3	2.3	16.4	3.9
50-59 y.	1,030	8.6	2.4	4.6	2.4	16.0	3.8
60-69 y.	1,172	8.6	2.6	4.6	2.3	16.0	3.7
≥ 70 y.	961	8.5	2.6	4.7	2.3	15.8	3.3
All age groups	4,628	8.6	2.5	4.5	2.3	16.1	3.7
Females
≤ 39 y.	257	9.0	2.3	3.9	2.3	17.1	4.0
40-49 y.	1,436	9.0	2.4	4.1	2.4	16.9	4.0
50-59 y.	1,227	8.9	2.4	4.5	2.5	16.4	4.1
60-69 y.	1,292	8.7	2.5	4.8	2.4	16.0	3.6
≥ 70 y.	871	8.7	2.6	4.9	2.4	15.8	3.5
All age groups	5,083	8.9	2.5	4.5	2.4	16.4	3.8
Total sample
≤ 39 y.	512	8.9	2.3	4.0	2.2	16.9	4.0
40-49 y.	2,646	8.9	2.4	4.2	2.4	16.7	4.0
50-59 y.	2,257	8.8	2.4	4.5	2.5	16.2	4.0
60-69 y.	2,464	8.7	2.5	4.7	2.3	16.0	3.6
≥ 70 y.	1,832	8.6	2.6	4.8	2.4	15.8	3.4
All age groups	9,711	8.8	2.5	4.5	2.4	16.2	3.8