Table 2: The score of successful aging by study variables.

Variable Category		%	Mean	SD	F / t	p-value
Age Groups	Young Old	53.8	66.8	10.4	8.27	P<0.001
	old	32.5	65.5	10.8
	oldest old	13.7	61.4	11.7
Sex	men	48.8	66.0	10.4	0.835	p=0.404
	women	51.2	65.3	10.8
Marital status	widowed/divorced	25.0	61.2	11.0	-5.805	P<0.001
	married	75.0	67.1	10.3
Education	illiterate	16.5	59.3	11.6	22.865	P<0.001
	primary	49.2	65.3	8.9
	secondary	21.8	67.9	11.5
	higher education	12.5	71.6	11.1
Employment status	employed	16.2	66.2	10.8	0.726	p=0.484
	retired	46.3	66.0	11.8
	housewife	42.2	65.0	9.7
living arrangement	alone	16.1	60.5	11.4	14.210	P<0.001
	only with children	7.7	61.1	10.5
	only with spouse	44.0	66.8	9.6
	with spouse and children	32.2	67.7	11.2
Household income per month	< $ 300	17.7	60.61	10.6	10.590	P<0.001
	$301-$600	51.7	65.64	9.9
	$601-$900	14.9	68.56	11.0
	> $900	15.7	68.44	11.9
Neighborhood SES	high	24.3	65.97	11.7	12.390	P<0.001
	middle	18.0	67.91	9.3
	low	22.0	62.79	11.1
Number of diseases	0	9.4	72.21	9.6	23.533	P<0.001
	1	15.7	70.36	10.0
	2-3	37.0	66.54	10.3
	4-5	26.8	61.98	10.4
	6+	11.2	59.14	9.4
Perceived SES of childhood	low	28.9	62.28	11.9	32.924	P<0.001
	middle	49.6	66.01	9.8
	high	21.5	69.32	10.3
Perceived Childhood health status	bad	11.2	63.04	8.0	19.329	P<0.001
	fair	24.8	61.64	9.5
	good	64.0	67.72	11.3