Table 3.

Distribution of answers to the items of the HLS-EU-16 scale (%), N = 894.

	On a Scale from Very Easy to Very Difficult, How Easy Would You Say It Is to…?	Very Easy + Easy	Difficult + Very Difficult	Don’t Know/No Answer
1	Find information on treatment of illnesses that concern you	81.6	14.0	4.4
2	Find out where to get professional help when you are ill	66.9	33.1	0
3	Understand what your doctor tells you	78.7	20.6	0.7
4	Understand your doctor or pharmacist’s instructions on how to take a prescribed medicine	97.1	2.9	0
5	Judge when you may need to get a second opinion from another doctor	51.5	48.5	0
6	Use information the doctor gives you to make decisions about your illness	58.8	39.0	2.2
7	Follow instructions from your doctor or pharmacist	94.9	5.1	0
8	Find information on how to manage mental health problems like stress and depression	55.1	41.2	3.7
9	Understand health warnings about behaviour such as smoking, low physical activity and drinking too much	92.6	7.4	0
10	Understand why you need health screenings	88.2	10.3	1.5
11	Judge if the information on health risks in the media is reliable	42.6	54.4	2.9
12	Decide how you can protect yourself from illness based on information in the media	46.3	50.8	2.9
13	Find out about activities that are good for your mental well-being	86.7	13.3	0
14	Understand advice on health from family members or friends	45.6	22.8	5.1
15	Understand information in the media on how to become healthier	67.6	29.5	2.9
16	Judge which everyday behaviour is related to your health	56.6	42.6	0.7