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Table 1 Participants’ personal and background information in the research

From: Investigating the relationship between satisfaction of basic psychological needs, general health, and some background variables in the Iranian older adults: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Sub-group

Total sample N(780)

Marital status

Married

660(84.6%)

Single

4(0.5%)

Divorced

116(14.9%)

Income satisfaction

Yes

234 (30%)

No

242 (31%)

Somewhat

304 (39%)

Place of residence

Village

390 (50%)

City

390 (50%)

Type of living

Living with family

738(94.62%)

Living with a non-family

42(5.38%)

Climate

Warm

648(83.1%)

Temperate

132(16.9%)

War zone

Yes

624 (80%)

No

156 (20%)

Age

Mean ± SD

73.0 ± 29.32