Table 3.
Description of students with health literacy according to CAIHLQ
| Variable | Total Sample (n = 25378) | Low HL (n = 6545) | Medium HL (n = 12674) | High HL (n = 6159) | x 2 | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 156.118 *** | 0.078 *** | ||||
| Male | 12325 (48.6) | 3259 (26.4) | 5706 (46.3) | 3360 (27.3) | ||
| Female | 13053 (51.4) | 3286 (25.2) | 6968 (53.4) | 2799 (21.4) | ||
| Grade | 337.038 *** | 0.115 *** | ||||
| Junior school | 13179 (51.9) | 2868 (21.8) | 6610 (50.2) | 3701 (28.1) | ||
| Senior high school | 12199 (48.1) | 3677 (30.1) | 6064 (49.7) | 2458 (20.1) | ||
| Registered residence | 306.126 *** | 0.110 *** | ||||
| Rural | 11484 (45.3) | 3462 (30.1) | 5716 (49.8) | 2306 (20.1) | ||
| Urban | 13894 (54.7) | 3083 (22.2) | 6958 (50.1) | 3853 (27.7) | ||
| Household structure | 174.235 *** | 0.083 *** | ||||
| Only child | 12514 (49.3) | 2927 (23.4) | 6130 (49.0) | 3457 (27.6) | ||
| More than one child | 12864 (50.7) | 3618 (28.1) | 6544 (50.9) | 2702 (21.0) | ||
| Father’s educational level a1 | 352.694 *** | 0.118 *** | ||||
| < High school degree | 12781 (50.4) | 3783 (29.6) | 6405 (50.1) | 2593 (20.3) | ||
| ≥ High school degree | 11800 (46.5) | 2514 (21.3) | 5906 (50.1) | 3380 (28.6) | ||
| Mother’s educational level a2 | 553.304 *** | 0.144 *** | ||||
| < High school degree | 14261 (56.2) | 4198 (29.4) | 7258 (50.9) | 2805 (19.7) | ||
| ≥ High school degree | 10466 (41.2) | 2106 (20.1) | 5148 (49.2) | 3212 (30.7) | ||
| Self-reported family economy | 630.169 *** | 0.158 *** | ||||
| Bad | 3732 (14.7) | 1413 (37.9) | 1659 (44.5) | 660 (17.7) | ||
| General | 17064 (67.2) | 4281 (25.1) | 8867 (52.0) | 3916 (22.9) | ||
| Good | 4582 (18.1) | 851 (18.6) | 2148 (46.9) | 1583 (22.9) | ||
| Psychological symptoms | 1726.544 *** | 0.261 *** | ||||
| No | 19813 (78.1) | 4049 (20.4) | 10094 (50.9) | 5670 (28.6) | ||
| Yes | 5565 (21.9) | 2496 (44.9) | 2580 (46.4) | 489 (8.8) | ||
Statistical methods: Chi-square test. HL is health literacy
*** P < 0.001
a1 797 students have no father
a2 651 students have no mother