Table 2.
. Demographic Characteristics of Participants Stratified by Gender
| Total | Men | Women | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 1990 (100·0) | 1014 (50·95) | 976 (49·06) | 0·50 |
| Age (mean (SD)) | 45·92 (16·85) | 45·68 (17·16) | 46·18 (16·53) | 0·504 |
| 20–29 | 414 (20·8) | 224 (22·1) | 190 (19·5) | |
| 30–39 | 380 (19·1) | 195 (19·2) | 185 (19·0) | |
| 40–49 | 351 (17·6) | 164 (16·2) | 187 (19·2) | |
| 50–59 | 382 (19·2) | 199 (19·6) | 183 (18·8) | |
| 60–69 | 274 (13·8) | 136 (13·4) | 138 (14·1) | |
| 70–79 | 133 (6·7) | 62 (6·1) | 71 (7·3) | |
| 80–85 | 56 (2·8) | 34 (3·4) | 22 (2·3) | |
| Marital status (%) | < 0·001 | |||
| Single | 565 (28·4) | 308 (30·4) | 257 (26·3) | |
| Married/Cohabitating | 1212 (60·9) | 648 (63·9) | 564 (57·8) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 93 (4·7) | 42 (4·1) | 51 (5·2) | |
| Refused to answer | 2 (0·1) | 0 (0·0) | 2 (0·2) | |
| Widowed | 118 (5·9) | 16 (1·6) | 102 (10·5) | |
| Monthly income (%) | < 0·001 | |||
| None | 195 (9·8) | 63 (6·21) | 132 (13·5) | |
| < NT$50,000 | 1397 (69·4) | 675 (66·57) | 722 (73·9) | |
| NT$50,000 - NT$89,999 | 282 (14·17) | 186 (18·34) | 96 (9·84) | |
| NT$90,000 - NT179,999 | 83 (4·17) | 66 (6·51) | 17 (1·74) | |
| >NT$180,000 | 33 (1·66) | 24 (2·37) | 9 (0·92) | |
| Education level (%) | < 0·001 | |||
| Self-study/illiterate | 100 (5·1) | 21 (2·1) | 79 (8·1) | |
| Elementary/Junior high school | 456 (23·1) | 210 (20·9) | 246 (25·3) | |
| Senior high school/vocational/cadet | 522 (26·4) | 268 (26·6) | 254 (26·2) | |
| Two/three/five-year college | 260 (13·2) | 152 (15·1) | 108 (11·1) | |
| College and University | 500 (25·3) | 268 (26·6) | 232 (23·9) | |
| Graduate school | 139 (7·0) | 87 (8·6) | 52 (5·4) | |
| Household members (%) | 0·327 | |||
| Living alone | 172 (8·6) | 88 (8·7) | 84 (8·6) | |
| Living with 1–2 family members | 1434 (72·1) | 712 (70·2) | 722 (74·0) | |
| Living with 3–4 family members | 371 (18·6) | 207 (20·4) | 164 (16·8) | |
| Living with more than 4 family members | 13 (0·7) | 7 (0·7) | 6 (0·6) | |
| Self-rated health and happiness (mean (SD)) | ||||
| Happiness | 2·77 (0·96) | 2·68 (1·01) | 2·87 (0·90) | < 0·001 |
| Life satisfaction | 2·72 (0·97) | 2·69 (0·99) | 2·75 (0·94) | 0·124 |
| Physical health | 2·11 (0·93) | 2·23 (0·90) | 1·99 (0·95) | < 0·001 |
| SD: Standard Deviation | ||||