Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics by Literacy Level:

Characteristic	All Participants (n=266)	Literacy Level		* p value
		Limited (n=96)	Adequate (n=170)
Age, Mean years (SD)	18.6 (2.0)	18.4 (1.9)	18.8 (2.0)	0.17
16–17	33.1	36.5	31.2	0.65
18–19	38.4	35.4	40.0
20–23	28.6	28.1	28.8
Gender				0.19
Male	43.6	49.0	40.6
Female	56.4	51.0	59.4
Race/Ethnicity				<0.001
Non-Hispanic White	47.4	27.1	58.8
Non-Hispanic Black	32.3	51.0	21.8
Hispanic	13.2	13.5	12.9
Other	7.1	8.3	6.5
Education				<0.001
< High School	59.4	79.2	48.2
High School Grad/GED	13.5	9.4	15.9
Some College	27.1	11.5	35.9
Health Insurance				0.02
Private	36.1	28.1	40.6
Public	32.3	43.8	25.9
Uninsured	14.7	14.6	14.7
Don’t Know	16.9	13.5	18.8
Used OTC in Last Month				0.005
Yes	73.7	63.5	79.4
No	26.3	36.5	20.6

^*Fisher’s exact used for expected cell counts less than 5