Table 3 Characteristics study participants
From: Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey
Characteristics | Total (n = 925) | Men (n = 439) | Women (n = 486) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | % | n | |
Age in categories | ||||||
25 – 34 | 13.1 | (121) | 14.4 | (63) | 11.9 | (58) |
35 – 44 | 14.5 | (134) | 13.9 | (61) | 15.0 | (73) |
45 – 54 | 18.7 | (173) | 16.9 | (74) | 20.4 | (99) |
55 – 64 | 16.0 | (148) | 15.3 | (67) | 16.7 | (81) |
65 – 74 | 19.4 | (179) | 21.2 | (93) | 17.7 | (86) |
75 – 84 | 15.1 | (140) | 15.3 | (67) | 15.0 | (73) |
85+ | 3.2 | (30) | 3.2 | (14) | 3.3 | (16) |
Missing values | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
Highest completed education level | ||||||
No education or primary education | 6.9 | (64) | 5.9 | (26) | 7.8 | (38) |
Lower secondary education | 26.2 | (242) | 26.0 | (115) | 26.1 | (127) |
(Upper or post-) secondary non-tertiary education | 29.1 | (269) | 29.0 | (127) | 29.2 | (142) |
Tertiary education (bachelor’s degree or higher) | 37.8 | (350) | 39.0 | (171) | 36.8 | (179) |
Missing values | 1.0 | (9) | 0.7 | (3) | 1.2 | (6) |
Household net income per month in euros | ||||||
< 1850 | 35.3 | (326) | 29.6 | (130) | 40.3 | (196) |
1850 – 2400 | 16.8 | (155) | 17.1 | (75) | 16.5 | (80) |
2400 – 3600 | 29.5 | (273) | 32.1 | (141) | 27.2 | (132) |
3600 or > | 18.5 | (171) | 21.2 | (93) | 16.0 | (78) |
Missing values | 16.2 | (150) | 16.4 | (72) | 16.0 | (78) |
Perceived social status | ||||||
Low | 3.7 | (35) | 3.6 | (16) | 3.8 | (19) |
Medium | 24.2 | (224) | 22.8 | (100) | 25.5 | (124) |
High | 72.0 | (666) | 73.6 | (323) | 70.6 | (343) |
Missing values | 2.7 | (25) | 3.4 | (15) | 2.1 | (10) |