Table 3.

Flesch reading ease scores with equivalent US education level and USDHHS readability rating.

FRE score	Equivalent education level	USDHHS readability
0–29	College graduate	Difficult
30–49	College
50–59	10th–12th
60–69	8th-9th	Average
70–79	7th
80–89	6th	Easy
90–100	5th

FRE, Flesch Reading Ease; USDHHS, US Department of Health and Human Services.