Table 2.
Gets health information from … |
Low health literacy (REALMD list 3≤ 21.5) (N=32) |
High health literacy (REALMD list 3≥21.5) (N=168) |
Pearson Chi-Square, (df=1) |
---|---|---|---|
| |||
N (%) | N (%) | ||
TV | 0.630 | ||
No | 19 (59.4%) | 92 (54.8%) | |
Yes | 13 (40.6%) | 76 (45.2%) | |
Magazines | 0.056 | ||
No | 23 (71.9%) | 90 (53.6%) | |
Yes | 9 (28.1%) | 78 (46.4%) | |
Newspapers | 0.140 | ||
No | 24 (75.0%) | 103 (61.3%) | |
Yes | 8 (25.0%) | 65 (38.7%) | |
The internet | 0.007 | ||
No | 23 (71.9%) | 77 (45.8%) | |
Yes | 9 (28.1%) | 91 (54.2%) | |
Total Number of
Sources of Info |
0.0071 | ||
≤1 | 25 (78.1%) | 88 (52.4%) | |
>1 | 7 (21.9%) | 80 (47.6%) | |
Median Sources of
Info |
1 | 1 |