Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of the collected data (n=212)
| Variables | N | % |
| Age class | ||
| 18–45 | 49 | 23.1 |
| 46–55 | 53 | 25.0 |
| 56–65 | 73 | 34.4 |
| >65 | 37 | 17.5 |
| Educational level | ||
| Less than high school diploma | 39 | 18.4 |
| High school degree | 77 | 36.3 |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 96 | 45.3 |
| Financial resources at disposal from own or family income enough to get to the end of the month* | ||
| Not enough | 10 | 4.7 |
| Barely enough | 56 | 26.4 |
| Enough | 108 | 50.9 |
| More than enough | 37 | 17.4 |
| NVS level | ||
| High likelihood of limited HL | 22 | 10.4 |
| Possibility of limited HL | 61 | 28.8 |
| Adequate HL | 129 | 60.8 |
| HLS-EU-Q16 levels | ||
| Inadequate HL | 25 | 11.8 |
| Problematic HL | 117 | 55.2 |
| Sufficient HL | 70 | 33.0 |
*1 missing value.
HL, health literacy; HLS-EU-Q16, European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire; NVS, Newest Vital Sign.