Table 2.
Weighted health literacy scores by domain and housing type.
| Health Literacy Domain | Social Housing (N = 163) Weighted Mean (SE) * |
Private Rental (N = 873) Weighted Mean (SE) * |
Owner Mortgagee (N = 2154) Weighted Mean (SE) * |
Owner (N = 2085) Weighted Mean (SE) * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers | 3.1 (0.05) | 3.1 (0.02) | 3.2 (0.02) | 3.2 (0.01) |
| Having sufficient information to manage my health | 3.0 (0.06) | 3.2 (0.02) | 3.2 (0.01) | 3.2 (0.01) |
| Actively managing my health | 3.0 (0.05) | 3.1 (0.02) | 3.1 (0.01) | 3.1 (0.01) |
| Social support for health | 3.0 (0.05) | 3.2 (0.02) | 3.2 (0.01) | 3.2 (0.01) |
| Appraisal of health information | 2.8 (0.07) | 2.9 (0.02) | 2.9 (0.01) | 2.9 (0.02) |
| Ability to actively engage with heath care providers | 3.9 (0.09) | 4.1 (0.03) | 4.2 (0.02) | 4.2 (0.02) |
| Navigating the healthcare system | 3.9 (0.08) | 4.0 (0.03) | 4.0 (0.02) | 4.1 (0.02) |
| Ability to find good health information | 3.8 (0.09) | 4.1 (0.03) | 4.1 (0.02) | 4.1 (0.02) |
| Understand health information well enough to know what to do | 4.0 (0.08) | 4.2 (0.03) | 4.3 (0.02) | 4.3 (0.02) |
* Scores range between 1 and 4 (for first 5 scales) and 1 and 5 (for scales 6 to 9); SE = standard error.