Table 1.
Weighted Participant Characteristics, Overall and by Limited Health Literacy, HINTS 4 Cycle 3, 2013, n = 2,657.
| Overall |
Limited health literacy |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic (unweighted n) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) unweighted n = 2,021 |
| Age in years (n = 2,592) | |||
| 18-34 | 29 (28, 31) | 24 (19, 31) | 1.0 (reference) |
| 35-49 | 32 (30, 34) | 35 (29, 41) | 1.89 (0.97, 3.68) |
| 50-64 | 25 (24, 25) | 29 (26, 33) | 1.55 (0.89, 2.69) |
| 65-74 | 8 (7, 8) | 44 (38, 51) | 3.27 (1.68, 6.34)† |
| ≥75 | 6 (6, 7) | 59 (52, 67) | 5.08 (2.30, 11.20)† |
| Sex (n = 2,611) | |||
| Male | 49 (48, 50) | 33 (28, 37) | 1.0 (reference) |
| Female | 51 (50, 52) | 33 (30, 36) | 0.84 (0.62, 1.14) |
| Educational attainment (n = 2,612) | |||
| Postbaccalaureate | 13 (11, 14) | 17 (12, 22) | 1.0 (reference) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 21 (19, 22) | 24 (19, 30) | 1.47 (0.81, 2.67) |
| Some college | 33 (31, 35) | 24 (20, 28) | 1.63 (0.78, 3.39) |
| High school | 24 (22, 26) | 44 (38, 51) | 3.17 (1.64, 6.14)† |
| Less than high school | 9 (8, 11) | 78 (70, 84) | 7.41 (2.98, 18.40)† |
| Household income in $ (n = 2,318) | |||
| ≥75,000 | 33 (30, 36) | 17 (13, 22) | 1.0 (reference) |
| 50,000-74,999 | 18 (15, 20) | 30 (23, 39) | 1.78 (0.96, 3.32) |
| 35,000-49,999 | 15 (12, 18) | 26 (19, 33) | 0.98 (0.59, 1.62) |
| 20,000-34,999 | 14 (12, 17) | 40 (33, 47) | 1.36 (0.85, 2.16) |
| <$20,000 | 20 (18, 23) | 54 (46, 62) | 2.76 (1.60, 4.77)† |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 2,323) | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 66 (65, 67) | 20 (17, 23) | 1.0 (reference) |
| Hispanic | 16 (15, 16) | 51 (45, 57) | 3.63 (2.31, 5.71)† |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 11 (10, 12) | 60 (49, 70) | 5.60 (3.16, 9.91)† |
| Other non-Hispanic | 8 (7, 8) | 32 (23, 42) | 2.16 (1.08, 4.32)* |
| Marital status (n = 2,599) | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 58 (57, 60) | 29 (27, 32) | 1.0 (reference) |
| Single | 42 (40, 43) | 38 (33, 42) | 1.14 (0.77, 1.70) |
| Family cancer history (n = 2,563) | |||
| Yes | 65 (62, 68) | 28 (25, 32) | 1.0 (reference) |
| No | 26 (23, 28) | 40 (36, 44) | 1.30 (0.86, 1.97) |
| Not sure | 9 (7, 11) | 42 (31, 55) | 1.61 (0.66, 3.90) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; HINTS = Health Information and National Trends Survey. All variables in the left column are adjusted for in the model. Limited health literacy was defined as scoring 2 or fewer out of 4 items correct on the assessment.
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p < .05. †p < .001.