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. 2013 Oct 4;18(Suppl 1):62–69. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2013.825670

Table 3.

Patient educational attainment stratified by NVS categories

High likelihoodof limited healthliteracy
Possibility oflimited healthliteracy
Adequate health literacy
Total
Variable n % n % n % n %
Educational attainment
 8th grade or below 7 (10.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (10.8)
 9th–12th grade (did not graduate) 8 (12.3) 0 (0) 1 (1.5) 9 (13.8)
 High school graduate or above 26 (40.0) 10 (15.4) 13 (20.0) 49 (75.3)
Total 41 (65) 10 (15.4) 14 (21.5)

Note. NVS = Newest Vital Sign.