Table 1.
Sample Demographics (N = 17,446)
| Characteristic | Sample means | Health literacy1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Mean | % above basic (>=226) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 48.1 | 242.2 | 63.5 |
| Female | 51.9 | 247.6 | 67.4 |
| Age | |||
| 18–24 | 13.5 | 249.5 | 71.4 |
| 25–39 | 28.4 | 255.4 | 72.8 |
| 40–49 | 20.7 | 249.0 | 69.6 |
| 50–64 | 21.7 | 246.4 | 65.2 |
| 65–74 | 8.7 | 220.6 | 47.4 |
| 75+ | 7.0 | 208.4 | 36.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 70.9 | 256.1 | 73.8 |
| Black | 11.3 | 217.8 | 44.3 |
| Hispanic | 12.1 | 209.2 | 40.2 |
| Asian/PI | 3.4 | 238.7 | 61.1 |
| American Indian | 0.7 | 229.4 | 52.5 |
| Multiracial | 1.5 | 233.3 | 56.5 |
| Education (18–24) | |||
| Still in HS | 0.5 | 242.6 | 68.5 |
| Still in college | 5.2 | 259.8 | 79.5 |
| <HS | 1.9 | 222.1 | 49.3 |
| HS/GED | 3.5 | 242.5 | 66.9 |
| Some college | 1.5 | 254.8 | 75.1 |
| >=Bachelor’s | 0.8 | 273.2 | 88.3 |
| Education (25+) | |||
| Still in HS | 0.3 | 192.8 | 34.2 |
| <HS | 12.6 | 204.4 | 37.3 |
| HS/GED | 26.8 | 230.6 | 55.4 |
| Some college | 24.7 | 256.1 | 73.4 |
| >=Bachelor’s | 22.1 | 271.2 | 82.2 |
| Income | |||
| <100% FPL | 12.8 | 219.1 | 46.6 |
| 100–200% FPL | 14.7 | 230.3 | 54.7 |
| 200–300% FPL | 17.5 | 240.8 | 62.8 |
| >=300% FPL | 40.7 | 262.0 | 77.8 |
| No Data | 14.3 | 240.0 | 61.9 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married, living together | 21.5 | 248.2 | 67.4 |
| Never married | 59.9 | 247.0 | 68.1 |
| Divorced, widowed, separated | 18.4 | 232.6 | 56.6 |
| Language spoken in home | |||
| English | 87.8 | 244.9 | 65.5 |
| Other than English | 12.1 | 245.7 | 65.4 |
| Rurality | |||
| MSA | 81.0 | 245.4 | 65.8 |
| non-MSA | 19.0 | 243.5 | 64.4 |
| Time In US | |||
| Born in US | 85.7 | 249.8 | 69.0 |
| <5 years | 3.3 | 214.7 | 43.7 |
| 6–10 years | 2.4 | 216.2 | 45.7 |
| >10 years | 8.5 | 216.8 | 44.8 |
1p < 0.001 for all bivariate comparisons with the exception of rurality, which was not significant