TABLE 3.
Prevalence of inadequate and adequate health literacy by relevant covariates (crude and weighted prevalence).
| Characteristics | Adequate | Inadequate | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%)a | Weighted % a | N (%)a | Weighted % a | N (% of total)b | Weighted % b | |
| Overall | 5,461 (62.29) | 61.02 | 3,306 (37.71) | 38.98 | 8,767 (100) | 100.00 |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 3,589 (63.31) | 62,16 | 2,080 (36.69) | 37,84 | 5,669 (64.66) | 67,27 |
| Unemployment benefits | 67 (49.26) | 46,46 | 69 (50.74) | 53,54 | 136 (1.55) | 1,70 |
| Social assistance | 61 (45.19) | 46,94 | 74 (54.81) | 53,06 | 135 (1.54) | 2,11 |
| Employment and support allowance | 163 (52.75) | 51,19 | 146 (47.25) | 48,81 | 309 (3.52) | 3,48 |
| Sickness benefit | 129 (52.65) | 51,64 | 116 (47.35) | 48,36 | 245 (2.79) | 2,97 |
| Retirement pension | 966 (64.36) | 63,88 | 535 (35.64) | 36,12 | 1,501 (17.12) | 13,19 |
| Voluntary early retirement pension | 172 (68.25) | 67,94 | 80 (31.75) | 32,06 | 252 (2.87) | 2,36 |
| Others | 314 (60.38) | 59,08 | 206 (39.62) | 0,92 | 520 (5.93) | 6,92 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 3,197 (66.63) | 65,40 | 1,601 (33.37) | 34,60 | 4,798 (54.73) | 50,22 |
| Male | 2,264 (57.04) | 56,61 | 1,705 (42.96) | 53,39 | 3,969 (45.27) | 49,78 |
| Age groups | ||||||
| 25–34 | 610 (55.45) | 55,29 | 490 (44.55) | 44,71 | 1,100 (12.55) | 17,95 |
| 35–44 | 927 (59.65) | 58,89 | 627 (40.35) | 41,11 | 1,554 (17.73) | 21,58 |
| 45–54 | 1,355 (63.32) | 62,62 | 785 (36.68) | 37,38 | 2,140 (24.41) | 23,59 |
| 55–64 | 1,295 (63.79) | 63,03 | 735 (36.21) | 36,97 | 2,030 (23.16) | 19,81 |
| 65+ | 1,274 (65.57) | 65,23 | 669 (34.43) | 34,77 | 1,943 (22.16) | 17,07 |
| Immigration status | ||||||
| Danish | 5,139 (62.71) | 61,41 | 3,056 (37.29) | 38,59 | 8,195 (93.48) | 91,40 |
| Foreigner | 322 (56.29) | 56,95 | 250 (43.71) | 43,05 | 572 (6.52) | 8,60 |
| Education | ||||||
| Basic school | 842 (59.38) | 58,17 | 576 (40.62) | 41,83 | 1,418 (16.17) | 17,90 |
| High school/vocational | 2,238 (60.26) | 59,09 | 1,476 (39.74) | 40,91 | 3,714 (42.36) | 41,80 |
| Medium | 1,629 (67.01) | 66,12 | 802 (32.99) | 33,88 | 2,431 (27.73) | 24,47 |
| High | 632 (62.76) | 61,63 | 375 (37.24) | 38,37 | 1,007 (11.49) | 10,68 |
| Unknown | 120 (60.91) | 61,23 | 77 (39.09) | 38,77 | 197 (2.25) | 5,15 |
| Average household income per year (DKK) | ||||||
| Below group average | 2,901 (60.45) | 59,05 | 1,898 (39.55) | 40,95 | 4,799 (54.74) | 56,25 |
| Above group average | 2,560 (64.52) | 63,57 | 1,408 (35.48) | 36,43 | 3,968 (45.26) | 43,75 |
| Cohabitation | ||||||
| Spouse/partner | 2,852 (63.93) | 62,98 | 1,609 (36.07) | 37,02 | 4,461 (50.88) | 48,56 |
| Partner and children | 884 (60.10) | 59,22 | 587 (39.90) | 40,78 | 1,471 (16.78) | 18,72 |
| Only child | 324 (55.67) | 54,67 | 258 (44.33) | 45,33 | 582 (6.64) | 7,40 |
| Alone | 912 (60.24) | 58,31 | 602 (39.76) | 41,69 | 1,514 (17.27) | 16,79 |
| Others | 489 (66.17) | 64,69 | 250 (33.83) | 35,31 | 739 (8.43) | 8,54 |
a
Row percentages are presented
b
Column percentages are presented