Table 3.

Reliability of the original version and the simplified version of the Chinese Resident Health Literacy Scale in Sample B.

Dimension	Cronbach’s alpha	95%CI	McDonald’s omega	95%CI
Original version
Overall	0.90	0.89–0.90	0.90	0.89–0.90
Three dimensions
Knowledge and attitudes	0.78	0.77–0.80	0.79	0.78–0.80
Behavior and Lifestyle	0.74	0.73–0.75	0.74	0.73–0.76
Health-related Skills	0.70	0.68–0.71	0.70	0.68–0.72
Simplified version
Overall	0.87	0.86–0.88	0.87	0.86–0.88
Three dimensions
Knowledge and attitudes	0.72	0.70–0.73	0.72	0.70–0.73
Behavior and Lifestyle	0.73	0.72–0.75	0.74	0.72–0.75
Health-related Skills	0.65	0.63–0.67	0.65	0.62–0.67