Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for general characteristics and health literacy
| Variables | All | Health Literacy | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||
| Total | 7178 | 2429(33.8) | 2644(36.8) | 2105(29.3) | ||
| Gender | Female | 4001 | 1528(38.2) | 1433(35.8) | 1040(26.0) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 3177 | 901(28.4) | 1211(38.1) | 1065(33.5) | ||
| Age (years) | 19–34 | 677 | 44(6.5) | 271(40.0) | 362(53.5) | < 0.001 |
| 35–49 | 1470 | 147(10.0) | 582(39.6) | 741(50.4) | ||
| 50–64 | 2109 | 512(24.3) | 902(42.8) | 695(32.9) | ||
| ≥ 65 | 2922 | 1726(59.1) | 889(30.4) | 307(10.5) | ||
|
Married and Living together |
Yes | 5119 | 1634(31.9) | 1969(38.5) | 1516(29.6) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2059 | 795(38.6) | 675(32.8) | 589(28.6) | ||
| Educational level of college or higher | Yes | 2475 | 263(10.6) | 979(39.6) | 1233(49.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 4703 | 2166(46.1) | 1665(35.4) | 872(18.5) | ||
| Health insurance | Yes | 6912 | 2283(33.0) | 2564(37.1) | 2065(29.9) | < 0.001 |
| No | 266 | 146(54.9) | 80(30.1) | 40(15.0) | ||
| Private health insurance | Yes | 5424 | 1391(25.6) | 2191(40.4) | 1842(34.0) | < 0.001 |
| No | 1754 | 1038(59.2) | 453(25.8) | 263(15.0) | ||
| Economic activity | Yes | 4794 | 1371(28.6) | 1838(38.3) | 1585(33.1) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2384 | 1058(44.4) | 806(33.8) | 520(21.8) | ||
| Economic status | T1 | 2651 | 1480(55.8) | 796(30.0) | 375(14.2) | < 0.001 |
| T2 | 2383 | 637(26.7) | 992(41.6) | 754(31.6) | ||
| T3 | 2144 | 312(14.6) | 856(39.9) | 976(45.5) | ||
| Residence in a Metropolitan City | Yes | 2974 | 855(28.7) | 1132(38.1) | 987(33.2) | < 0.001 |
| No | 4204 | 1574(37.4) | 1512(36.0) | 1118(26.6) | ||
Values in the T1–T3 columns are presented as counts, with row percentages shown in parentheses