Table 3.
Correlation between demographic characteristics, prior knowledge, health literacy, health behavior and health status
| Variables | Age | Education | Income | Prior knowledge | Health literacy | Health behavior | Health status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
1.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Education |
-0.106** |
1.000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Income |
0.032 |
0.324** |
1.000 |
|
|
|
|
| Prior knowledge |
0.051 |
0.349** |
0.211** |
1.000 |
|
|
|
| Health literacy |
-0.386** |
0.468** |
0.173** |
0.347** |
1.000 |
|
|
| Health behavior |
0.049 |
0.144** |
0.044 |
0.321** |
0.164** |
1.000 |
|
| Health status | 0.113 | -0.023 | 0.032 | 0.008 | -0.048 | 0.113** | 1.000 |
Note: **P < 0.01.