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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study sample (N = 416)

From: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Spiritual Index of Well-Being in elderly Taiwanese

Variable

Number

Percent

Setting

 Medical center

149

35.8

 Long-term care institution

150

36.1

 Community health center

117

28.1

Sex

 Male

287

69.0

 Female

129

31.0

Educational level

 Illiterate

48

11.5

 Literate

49

11.8

 Primary school

176

42.3

 Junior high school

43

10.3

 Senior high school

45

10.8

 University

55

13.2

Marital Status

 Single

71

17.1

 Married

204

49.0

 Widowed

126

30.3

 Separated

5

1.2

 Divorced

10

2.4

Religion

 None

181

43.5

 Buddhist

97

23.3

 Taoist

69

16.6

 Christian

39

9.4

 Muslin

8

1.9

 Catholic

17

4.1

 Others

5

1.2

Age (year)

 Mean (standard deviation)

81.1

(8.4)