Table 2.
N (%) | Health Literacy Level N (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate | Problematic | Sufficient | Excellent | ||
Respondents | 866 (100) | 154 (17.8) | 348 (40.2) | 284 (32.8) | 79 (9.1) |
Age (mean) | 866 (33.6) | 33.1 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 33.8 |
Gen Z (1995–2012) |
211 (24.4) | 33 (15.6) | 75 (35.5) | 78 (37.0) | 25 (11.8) |
Gen Y (1977–1994) |
377 (43.6) | 73 (19.4) | 162 (43.0) | 114 (30.2) | 28 (7.4) |
Gen X (1966–1976) |
184 (21.3) | 34 (18.5) | 77 (41.8) | 58 (31.5) | 15 (8.2) |
Baby Boomers (1950–1965) |
93 (9.8) | 13 (14.0) | 34 (36.6) | 35 (37.6) | 11 (11.8) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 303 (35) | 65 (21.5) | 109 (36.0) | 105 (34.7) | 24 (7.9) |
Female | 563 (65) | 89 (15.8) | 239 (42.5) | 180 (32.0) | 55 (9.8) |
Race | |||||
Malay | 470 (54.3) | 68 (14.5) | 188 (40.0) | 170 (36.2) | 44 (9.4) |
Chinese | 213 (24.6) | 46 (21.6) | 89 (41.8) | 59 (27.7) | 19 (8.9) |
Indian | 65 (7.5) | 15 (23.1) | 21 (32.3) | 23 (35.4) | 6 (9.2) |
Bumiputera | 115 (13.3) | 25 (21.7) | 48 (41.7) | 32 (27.8) | 10 (8.7) |
Marital status | |||||
Not married | 429 (49.7) | 74 (17.2) | 163 (38.0) | 149 (34.7) | 43 (10.0) |
Married | 394 (45.6) | 74 (18.8) | 162 (41.1) | 125 (31.7) | 33 (8.4) |
Separated/Divorced | 21 (2.4) | 4 (19.0) | 12 (57.1) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (4.8) |
Widowed | 20 (2.3) | 2 (10.0) | 10 (50.0) | 6 (30.0) | 2 (10.0) |
Income | |||||
Below RM3000 (including no income) | 510 (59.4) | 88 (17.3) | 220 (43.1) | 162 (31.8) | 40 (7.8) |
RM3001–RM9000 | 293 (34.1) | 58 (19.8) | 105 (35.8) | 99 (33.8) | 31 (10.6) |
≥RM9001 | 55 (6.4) | 7 (12.7) | 20 (36.4) | 20 (36.4) | 8 (14.5) |
Exercise (days a week) | |||||
0–2 days | 347(40.1) | 85 (24.5) | 130 (37.5) | 111 (32.0) | 21 (6.1) |
More than 2 days a week | 519 (59.9) | 69 (13.3) | 218 (42.0) | 174 (33.5) | 58 (11.2) |
Health Problems | |||||
1 and more than 1 disease | 219 (25.3) | 42 (19.2) | 84 (38.4) | 76 (34.7) | 17 (7.8) |
No disease | 646 (74.7) | 17.3 (17.3) | 40.9 (40.9) | 32.2 (32.2) | 9.6 (9.6) |
Health status | |||||
Bad | 248 (28.7) | 70 (28.2) | 105 (42.3) | 61 (24.6) | 12 (4.8) |
Good | 617 (71.3) | 84 (13.6) | 242 (39.2) | 224 (36.3) | 67(10.9) |