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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: Health Lit Res Pract. 2017 Apr 21;1(2):e23–e30. doi: 10.3928/24748307-20170329-01

Table 2. Construct Validity of Numeracy and Health Literacy Measures by Race/Ethnicity in the PRIDE Study.

Method of Assessment All Participants Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic
Monotrait-Heteromethod
Trait: Numeracy 0.37a 0.48a 0.41a 0.38a
 Subjective: SNS
 Objective: DNT-5
Trait: Health literacy 0.42a 0.49a 0.43a 0.13c
 Subjective: BHLS
 Objective: S-TOFHLA Monomethod-Heterotrait
Method: Subjective 0.25a 0.39a 0.15c 0.09c
 Numeracy: SNS
 Health literacy: BHLS
Method: Objective 0.59a 0.50a 0.25b 0.56a
 Numeracy: DNT-5
 Health literacy: S-TOFHLA

Note. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated by comparing scores for specified measures. BHLS = Brief Health Literacy Screen; DNT-5 = Diabetes Numeracy Test; PRIDE = Partnering to Improve Diabetes Education; SNS = Subjective Numeracy Scale; S-TOFHLA = Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults.

a

p < .001.

b

p < .05.

c

p > .05 (not significant).