Health domain/Competence | Items | Very easy | Fairly easy | Fairly difficult | Very difficult | Don’t know/Not applicable | Total difficult (“Very difficult” and “Fairly difficult”) | |||
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Japan | Europea | Differences | ||||||||
Q1 | Health care/Accessing | Finding information on symptoms of illnesses that concern you | 7.7 | 41.4 | 37.8 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 46.1 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
Q2 | Finding information on treatments of illnesses that concern you | 6.0 | 36.0 | 41.3 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 53.3 | 26.9 | 26.4 | |
Q3 | Finding out what to do in case of a medical emergency | 3.5 | 30.5 | 42.6 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 60.9 | 21.8 | 39.1 | |
Q4 | Finding out where to get professional help when you are ill | 4.7 | 27.4 | 42.9 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 63.4 | 11.9 | 51.5 | |
Q5 | Health care/Understanding | Understanding what your doctor says to you | 8.3 | 45.5 | 37.8 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 44.0 | 15.3 | 28.7 |
Q6 | Understanding the leaflets that come with your medicine | 11.4 | 46.1 | 31.8 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 40.8 | 28.0 | 12.8 | |
Q7 | Understanding what to do in a medical emergency | 3.7 | 28.5 | 46.3 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 63.5 | 21.7 | 41.8 | |
Q8 | Understanding your doctor’s or pharmacist’s instructions on how to take a prescribed medicine | 18.3 | 54.5 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 25.6 | 6.5 | 19.1 | |
Q9 | Health care/Appraising | Judging how information from your doctor applies to you | 7.4 | 43.1 | 39.8 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 46.7 | 18.0 | 28.7 |
Q10 | Judging the advantages and disadvantages of different treatment options | 3.4 | 21.6 | 48.4 | 22.2 | 4.4 | 70.6 | 42.6 | 28.0 | |
Q11 | Judging when you may need to get a second opinion from another doctor | 2.9 | 16.2 | 45.1 | 27.9 | 7.9 | 73.0 | 38.6 | 34.4 | |
Q12 | Judging if the information about illness in the media is reliable | 2.8 | 17.6 | 51.4 | 21.8 | 6.5 | 73.2 | 49.7 | 23.5 | |
Q13 | Health care/Applying | Using information the doctor gives you to make decisions about your illness | 5.4 | 39.8 | 40.5 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 49.3 | 23.1 | 26.2 |
Q14 | Following the instructions on medication | 27.8 | 54.0 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 10.0 | |
Q15 | Calling an ambulance in an emergency | 19.9 | 38.4 | 26.8 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 8.8 | 28.0 | |
Q16 | Following instructions from your doctor or pharmacist | 25.1 | 57.6 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 9.9 | |
Q17 | Disease Prevention/Accessing | Finding information about how to manage unhealthy behavior such as smoking, low physical activity and excessive drinking | 17.2 | 52.1 | 22.4 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 28.3 | 14.7 | 13.6 |
Q18 | Finding information on how to manage mental health problems such as stress or depression | 6.4 | 36.1 | 39.1 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 52.9 | 33.5 | 19.4 | |
Q19 | Finding information about vaccinations and health screenings that you should have | 10.5 | 45.3 | 32.8 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 40.1 | 24.0 | 16.1 | |
Q20 | Finding information on how to prevent or manage conditions such as being overweight, high blood pressure or high cholesterol | 12.0 | 49.8 | 29.2 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 34.7 | 18.1 | 16.6 | |
Q21 | Disease Prevention/ Understanding | Understanding health warnings about behavior such as smoking, low physical activity and excessive drinking | 36.9 | 45.9 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 5.6 |
Q22 | Understanding why you need vaccinations | 22.5 | 53.1 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 16.6 | 5.1 | |
Q23 | Understanding why you need health screenings | 24.5 | 54.6 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 19.2 | 10.4 | 8.8 | |
Q24 | Disease Prevention/Appraising | Judging how reliable health warnings are, such as smoking, low physical activity and excessive drinking | 22.1 | 49.0 | 21.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 25.8 | 14.4 | 11.4 |
Q25 | Judging when you need to go to a doctor for a check-up | 9.4 | 33.6 | 43.6 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 53.2 | 16.3 | 36.9 | |
Q26 | Judging which vaccinations you may need | 7.3 | 30.2 | 44.9 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 57.0 | 32.7 | 24.3 | |
Q27 | Judging which health screenings you should have | 9.4 | 34.2 | 40.5 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 52.8 | 25.1 | 27.7 | |
Q28 | Judging if the information on health risks in the media is reliable | 5.0 | 25.1 | 49.1 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 64.2 | 42.1 | 22.1 | |
Q29 | Disease Prevention/ Applying | Deciding if you should have a flu vaccination | 16.9 | 43.5 | 27.7 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 35.9 | 26.2 | 9.7 |
Q30 | Deciding how you can protect yourself from illness based on advice from family and friends | 7.5 | 38.4 | 39.1 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 48.5 | 22.2 | 26.3 | |
Q31 | Deciding how you can protect yourself from illness based on information in the media | 6.4 | 36.5 | 42.5 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 52.1 | 36.9 | 15.2 | |
Q32 | Health Promotion/ Accessing | Finding information on healthy activities such as exercise, healthy food and nutrition | 12.7 | 54.1 | 24.6 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 29.9 | 14.3 | 15.6 |
Q33 | Finding out about activities that are good for your mental well-being | 14.2 | 53.9 | 22.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 27.3 | 22.6 | 4.7 | |
Q34 | Finding information on how your neighborhood could be more health-friendly | 7.9 | 38.3 | 39.8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 47.9 | 40.3 | 7.6 | |
Q35 | Finding out about political changes that may affect health | 5.2 | 25.8 | 44.6 | 18.5 | 5.9 | 63.1 | 53.2 | 9.9 | |
Q36 | Finding out about efforts to promote your health at work | 7.9 | 35.7 | 30.6 | 7.3 | 18.5 | 38.0 | 34.8 | 3.2 | |
Q37 | Health Promotion/ Understanding | Understanding advice on health from family members or friends | 12.0 | 52.0 | 25.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 17.5 |
Q38 | Understanding information on food packaging | 11.0 | 43.8 | 32.8 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 41.8 | 36.2 | 5.6 | |
Q39 | Understanding information in the media on how to get healthier | 11.7 | 51.5 | 28.6 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 33.6 | 23.3 | 10.3 | |
Q40 | Understanding information on how to keep your mind healthy | 6.9 | 39.4 | 39.9 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 49.3 | 26.1 | 23.2 | |
Q41 | Health Promotion/ Appraising | Judging how where you live affects your health and well-being | 5.4 | 24.7 | 46.9 | 14.9 | 8.2 | 61.8 | 24.6 | 37.2 |
Q42 | Judging how your housing conditions help you to stay healthy | 6.4 | 27.4 | 46.2 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 58.9 | 19.5 | 39.4 | |
Q43 | Judging which everyday behavior is related to your health | 10.3 | 41.2 | 36.1 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 45.5 | 12.6 | 32.9 | |
Q44 | Health Promotion/ Applying | Making decisions to improve your health | 10.2 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 50.7 | 21.7 | 29.0 |
Q45 | Joining a sports club or exercise class if you want to | 9.1 | 29.4 | 36.8 | 19.5 | 5.1 | 56.4 | 24.1 | 32.3 | |
Q46 | Influencing your living conditions that affect your health and well-being | 6.5 | 26.9 | 43.6 | 19.9 | 2.9 | 63.6 | 25.5 | 38.1 | |
Q47 | Taking part in activities that improve health and well-being in your community | 4.8 | 23.3 | 44.7 | 19.9 | 7.2 | 64.6 | 38.9 | 25.7 |