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Table 2 The characteristics of the focus group sample

From: Measuring health literacy in populations: illuminating the design and development process of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q)

Characteristics

Greece

Ireland

The Netherlands

Number of participants

Eight

Five

Six

Age

22-64

24 – 47

20 -28

Gender

2 men/6 women

3 men/2 women

2 men/4 women

Nationality

Greek (5)

Irish

German

Greek/American

Maltese

Dutch

Profile

Sociologists (2)

Developmental economist;

Students in the Bachelor and Master Programme of European Public Health

Philosophy and semiotics

Sociologist with MSc. Urban

Health economics

planning;

Social worker and public

Sociologist;

health specialist

Trainee accountant with background in accountancy and tax law

Journalist and lawyer

Elementary teacher

 

Administrative worker