Table 1.
Sample Characteristics.
| Variable | N(%) |
|---|---|
| Health Literacy | |
| Low | 89 (11.8) |
| Marginal | 125 (16.6) |
| Adequate | 541 (71.6) |
| Age Group | |
| 55–59 | 241 (31.9) |
| 60–64 | 238 (31.5) |
| 65–74 | 276 (36.6) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 513(67.9) |
| Race | |
| African American | 317 (42.0) |
| White | 385 (51.0) |
| Other | 53 (7.0) |
| Education | |
| High Schoolor less | 203 (26.9) |
| Some College | 162 (21.5) |
| College Graduate | 152 (20.1) |
| Graduate Degree | 238 (31.5) |
| History of personal wound care | 389 (51.9) |
| History of assisting others with wound care | 490 (64.9) |
| History of GERD | 260 (34.4) |
| History of assisting others with GERD | 86 (11.4) |