Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for participants’ continuous attributes

	Mean	SD	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Age (years)	67.8	9.6	53	60	67	75	105
Meeting with friends	3.6	2.5	1	2	3	5	10
Activity – religious	2.1	0.7	1	2	2	2	10
Activity – friendship	4.0	1.5	1	4	4	4	10
Activity – leisure	3.0	0.4	1	3	3	3	10
Activity – family	5.0	0.6	1	5	5	5	10
Activity – voluntary	4.0	0.2	1	4	4	4	10
Activity – political	4.0	0.1	4	4	4	4	8
No. children alive	2.9	1.4	0	2	3	4	9
No. brothers/sisters cohabiting	3.5	1.7	1	2	3	5	11
Monthly income ($)	1265.8	1647.5	0	300	684	1666	36 000
BMI	23.3	2.9	12	22	23	25	82
Life satisfaction – economic	53.8	19.8	0	40	60	70	100
Life satisfaction – overall	60.5	16.7	0	50	60	70	100

BMI, body mass index.