Table 2.

LOT-R mean scores, stratified by age group, gender and education.

		Optimism		Pessimism		Total score
	n	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Males
18–30 years	74	9.8	1.2	4.4	2.4	17.4	2.8
31–40 years	73	9.4	1.4	3.8	2.3	17.6	2.9
41–50 years	148	9.7	1.2	4.1	2.4	17.6	2.8
51–60 years	172	9.8	1.2	4.1	2.5	17.7	3.0
61–70 years	219	9.6	1.4	4.6	2.4	17.0	2.8
≥ 71years	144	9.8	1.5	5.6	2.8	16.2	2.9
All age groups	830	9.7	1.3	4.5	2.6	17.2	2.9
Education
< 12 years	399	9.8	1.3	5.2	2.6	16.6	2.9
≥ 12 years	432	9.6	1.3	3.8	2.3	17.8	2.9a
Females
18–30 years	137	9.8	1.1	4.9	2.7	17.0	3.1
31–40 years	119	9.7	1.3	4.4	2.7	17.3	3.3
41–50 years	209	9.7	1.1	4.1	2.5	17.5	3.3
51–60 years	178	9.7	1.3	3.8	2.6	17.8	3.1
61–70 years	177	9.7	1.2	4.5	2.7	17.2	3.1
≥ 71 years	123	10.0	1.2	5.5	2.9	16.6	3.1
All age groups	943					17.3	3.1
Education
< 12 years	422	9.7	1.3	5.4	2.7	16.2	3.1
≥ 12 years	517	9.8	1.2	3.6	2.4	18.2	2.9a
Total sample
18–30 years	211	9.8	1.3	4.7	2.6	17.1	3.0
31–40 years	192	9.6	1.3	4.2	2.5	17.4	3.1
41–50 years	357	9.7	1.2	4.1	2.4	17.6	3.1
51–60 years	350	9.8	1.3	3.9	2.6	17.8	3.1
61–70 years	396	9.6	1.3	4.5	2.5	17.1	2.9
≥ 71 years	267	9.9	1.4	5.5	2.8	16.4	3.1
All age groups	1,773	9.7	1.3	4.5	2.8	17.2	3.1
< 12 years	821	9.7	1.3	5.3	2.7	16.4	2.9
≥ 12 years	949	9.7	1.2	3.7	2.4	18.0	2.9a

Note.

^ap < .001.