Table 2. Literacy, Education, and Physician Assessments of Women with Abnormal Pap Smear.

	Adequate Literacy (n=44, 65%)	Inadequate Literacy (n=24, 35%)	P Value
REALM score, mean (SD)	64.0 (1.5)	45.5 (13.9)	<.0001
High school graduate, n (%)
No	26 (57)	18 (77)	.28
Yes	18 (43)	6 (23)
Physician assessment of literacy level, n (%)*
Below high school	10 (26)	13 (72)	.002
High school or above	28 (74)	5 (28)
Physician prediction of on-time follow-up, n (%)*
Not on time	16 (42)	15 (83)	.004
On time	22 (58)	3 (17)

^*N=56.

REALM, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine.