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Table 5 Associations between socio-economic and demographic characteristics and health literacy competences *

From: Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey

Healthcare

Accessing

Understanding

Appraisinga

Applying

 

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

Education (reference group: tertiary education)

        

  No education or primary education

−0.2906

(-0.4653 to -0.1160)

−0.1949

(-0.3497 to -0.0402)

−0.0562

(-0.2098 to 0.0974)

−0.1576

(-0.3021 to -0.0131)

  Lower secondary education

−0.0464

(-0.1558 to 0.0631)

−0.1838

(-0.2772 to -0.0904)

−0.0074

(-0.1030 to 0.0882)

−0.0678

(-0.1556 to 0.0200)

  (Upper or post-) secondary education b

0.0557

(-0.0430 to 0.1544)

−0.0587

(-0.1432 to 0.0256)

0.0502

(-0.0368 to 0.1371)

−0.0431

(-0.1229 to 0.0367)

Income (reference group: 3600 or more)

        

  < 1850 euros

−0.2294

(-0.3738 to -0.0849)

−0.1283

(-0.2444 to -0.0121)

−0.0418

(-0.1593 to 0.0758)

0.0051

(-0.1082 to 0.1183)

  1850 – 2400 euros

-0.0771

(-0.2304 to 0.0762)

0.0065

(-0.1192 to 0.1322)

0.0267

(-0.1000 to 0.1535)

0.0748

(-0.0432 to 0.1927)

  2400 – 3600 euros

-0.1426

(-0.2610 to -0.0156)

-0.0510

(-0.1562 to 0.0542)

-0.0554

(-0.1668 to 0.0561)

-0.0122

(-0.1187 to 0.0944)

Social status

0.0258

( 0.0067 to 0.0583)

0.0371

( 0.0087 to 0.0654)

0.0584

( 0.0295 to 0.0874)

0.0308

( 0.0036 to 0.0581)

Age (years)

-0.0039

(-0.0062 to -0.0016)

-0.0006

(-0.0025 to 0.0014)

0.0010

(-0.0010 to 0.0031)

-0.0002

(-0.0021 to 0.0017)

Male

0.0810

( 0.0037 to 0.1582)

0.0799

( 0.0143 to 0.1455)

0.1415

( 0.0734 to 0.2096)

0.0673

( 0.0048 to 0.1298)

Disease prevention

Accessing

Understanding

 

Applying

 

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

  

B

95% CI

Education (reference group: tertiary education)

        

  No education or primary education

−0.2418

(-0.3970 to -0.0866)

−0.2069

(-0.3489 to -0.0650)

  

−0.1217

(-0.3687 to 0.1253)

  Lower secondary education

−0.0989

(-0.1897 to -0.0081)

−0.1276

(-0.2137 to -0.0415)

  

−0.1028

(-0.2530 to 0.0473)

  (Upper or post-) secondary education b

0.0057

(-0.0772 to 0.0887)

−0.0152

(-0.0945 to 0.0640)

  

−0.0426

(-0.1807 to 0.0955)

Income (reference group: 3600 or more)

        

  < 1850 euros

−0.1025

(-0.2175 to 0.0125)

−0.0516

(-0.1671 to 0.0640)

  

0.0098

(-0.1840 to 0.2037)

  1850 – 2400 euros

0.0506

(-0.0775 to 0.1787)

0.0283

(-0.0927 to 0.1493)

  

0.0402

(-0.1644 to 0.2447)

  2400 – 3600 euros

−0.0236

(-0.1288 to 0.0816)

−0.0138

(-0.1182 to 0.0906)

  

−0.0137

(-0.1995 to 0.1721)

Social status

0.0485

( 0.0208 to 0.0763)

0.0313

( 0.0050 to 0.0577)

  

0.0242

(-0.0215 to 0.0699)

Age (years)

−0.0028

(-0.0047 to -0.0008)

−0.0020

(-0.0039 to -0.0001)

  

−0.0011

(-0.0043 to 0.0022)

Male

0.1498

( 0.0849 to 0.2148)

0.0839

( 0.0221 to 0.1457)

  

0.1501

( 0.0427 to 0.2575)

Health promotion

Accessing

Understanding

Appraising

Applying

 

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

Education (reference group: tertiary education)

        

  No education or primary education

−0.0779

(-0.3309 to 0.1751)

−0.3552

(-0.5395 to -0.1709)

−0.0881

(-0.2678 to 0.0916)

−0.1797

(-0.3774 to 0.0181)

  Lower secondary education

−0.0266

(-0.1798 to 0.1266)

−0.2267

(-0.3390 to -0.1143)

−0.0538

(-0.1642 to 0.0565)

−0.0170

(-0.1350 to 0.1009)

  (Upper or post-) secondary education b

0.0827

(-0.0578 to 0.2232)

−0.1013

(-0.2057 to 0.0031)

0.0752

(-0.0259 to 0.1762)

−0.0037

(-0.1122 to 0.1049)

Income (reference group: 3600 or more)

        

  < 1850 euros

−0.1036

(-0.2928 to 0.0857)

−0.0296

(-0.1669 to 0.1077)

0.0510

(-0.0919 to 0.1938)

−0.0146

(-0.1656 to 0.1364)

  1850 – 2400 euros

0.0513

(-0.1546 to 0.2572)

0.0544

(-0.1003 to 0.2090)

0.1318

(-0.0226 to 0.2862)

0.0683

(-0.0928 to 0.2293)

  2400 – 3600 euros

−0.0363

(-0.2068 to 0.1342)

−0.0029

(-0.1331 to 0.1273)

0.0048

(-0.1266 to 0.1362)

−0.0079

(-0.1510 to 0.1351)

Social status

0.0348

(-0.0120 to 0.0815)

0.0543

(0.0200 to 0.0886)

0.0686

(0.0346 to 0.1027)

0.0629

(0.0264 to 0.0994)

Age (years)

0.0052

(0.0018 to 0.0085)

−0.0028

(-0.0053 to -0.0004)

0.0063

(0.0039 to 0.0087)

0.0006

(-0.0020 to 0.0032)

Male

−0.0093

(-0.1183 to 0.0996)

0.1975

(0.1168 to 0.2782)

0.1445

(0.0651 to 0.2239)

0.0458

(-0.0398 to 0.1314)

  1. * Analyses are based on mean per item; significant differences are printed in bold (p < 0.05). a Scores for appraising health information in the domain of healthcare and disease prevention were combined based on outcomes of factor analysis. b Non-tertiary including vocational education.