Table 4.
Correlations Between Health Literacy Levels and Different Characteristics
| Age | Sex | Edu | Income | MS | Living | Children | Yrs in U.S. | Yrs in Com | Origin | LP-CT | OHS | QOL | HC | HL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sex | 0.01 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||
| Edu | −0.12*** | −0.21*** | 1.0 | ||||||||||||
| Income | 0.05** | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1.0 | |||||||||||
| MS | −0.33*** | −0.32*** | 0.22 | −0.03 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Living | −0.35*** | −0.07*** | 0.02 | 0.16*** | 0.24*** | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Children | 0.32*** | 0.09*** | −0.38*** | 0.00 | −0.13*** | −0.07*** | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Yrs in U.S. | 0.35*** | 0.03 | −0.10*** | 0.35*** | −0.2*** | −0.31*** | 0.15*** | 1.0 | |||||||
| Yrs in Com | 0.23*** | 0.02 | −0.11*** | 0.24*** | −0.13*** | −0.18*** | 0.10*** | 0.66*** | 1.0 | ||||||
| Origin | 0.04* | −0.01 | −0.08*** | −0.20 | 0.05** | 0.05** | 0.04* | −0.2*** | −0.15*** | 1.0 | |||||
| LPCT | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.56*** | −0.03 | −0.06*** | 0.06*** | 0.27*** | 0.18*** | 0.20*** | 0.06** | 1.0 | ||||
| OHS | −0.08*** | −0.06** | 0.06*** | 0.12*** | 0.05** | −0.00 | −0.00 | −0.01 | 0.05* | −0.03 | −0.01 | 1.0 | |||
| QOL | 0.06*** | 0.05** | 0.09*** | 0.08*** | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.04* | 0.00 | −0.02 | −0.04* | 0.12*** | 0.32*** | 1.0 | ||
| HC | −0.11*** | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05** | 0.07*** | 0.01 | −0.02 | −0.04* | 0.03 | −0.00 | −0.03 | 0.15*** | 0.15*** | 1.0 | |
| HL | −0.18*** | −0.20*** | 0.56*** | 0.00 | 0.22*** | 0.06*** | −0.27*** | −0.12*** | −0.11*** | 0.00 | −0.2*** | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.0 |
Notes: Children = number of children; Edu = education; HC = health changes over last year; HL = health literacy; Living = living arrangement; LPCT = language preference of Cantonese and Taishanese; MS = marital status; OHS = overall health status; Origin = country of origin; QOL = quality of life; Yrs in com = years in the community; Yrs in U.S. = years in the United States.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.