Study on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly Based on Healthy Aging

Table 3

Participant characteristics (N = 13168).

Characteristic (total)	Numbers of elderly satisfied with life (%)	P Value
Gender
Male (6089)	4256 (69.90)	0.273
Female (7079)	5010 (70.77)
Residence
Urban (3028)	2241 (74.01)	<0.001
Rural (10140)	7025 (69.28)
Age
65–79 (5638)	3864 (68.53)	<0.001
≥80 (7530)	5402 (71.74)
Marriage		<0.001
Unmarried (2157)	1318 (61.10)
Married (11011)	7948 (72.18)
Types of elderly care
Alone (119)	58 (48.74)	<0.001
With others(13049)	9208 (70.56)
Group
Satisfaction group	9266 (70.37)	<0.001
Dissatisfaction group	3902 (29.63)

Note. Percentage refers to the ratio of numbers of elderly satisfied with life to the total number of people in this group.