Table 1.
Participant Demographics and Health Literacy Score (N = 132).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Admission status | |
| Inpatient | 116 (87.9) |
| Outpatient | 16 (12.1) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–39 | 15 (11.4) |
| 40–59 | 36 (27.3) |
| 60–79 | 76 (57.5) |
| 80+ | 5 (3.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 71 (53.8) |
| Female | 61 (46.2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 (97.0) |
| Non-Hispanic | 4 (3.0) |
| Language | |
| English | 55 (41.7) |
| Spanish | 77 (58.3) |
| Highest level of school completeda | |
| Grade school/Elementary | 45 (34.1) |
| High school/ GED | 47 (35.6) |
| College (Ass, Bach, Grad, etc.) | 36 (27.3) |
| Health literacy level (NVS score) | |
| Limited literacy likely (0–1) | 54 (40.9) |
| Limited literacy possible (2–3) | 56 (42.4) |
| Adequate literacy (4–6) | 22 (16.7) |
Note. GED = Graduate Equivalency Degree; NVS = Newest Vital Sign.
a
About 0.03% (n = 4) of participants did not report the highest level of school completed.