From: A short assessment of health literacy (SAHL) in the Netherlands
n (%) | SAHL recognition (SD) | SAHL comprehension (SD) | SAHL total (SD) | |
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Gender | ||||
Men | 136 (41) | 29.0 (3.7) | 25.2 (4.8) | 54.2 (7.7) |
Women | 193 (59) | 29.4 (3.0) | 27.2 (3.7) | 56.7 (5.9) |
Age mean age: 56.2 (14.9) | - | |||
<44 | 86 (26) | 29.8 (3.0) | 26.4 (4.6) | 56.2 (6.9) |
45-65 | 131 (40) | 29.6 (3.2) | 27.1 (4.1) | 57.7 (6.5) |
>65 | 112 (34) | 28.3 (3.5) | 25.5 (4.1) | 53.8 (6.8) |
Education* | ||||
Low | 92 (28) | 27.5 (3.7) | 24.6 (4.4) | 52.1 (7.0) |
Intermediate | 123 (38) | 29.0 (3.3) | 25.9 (4.3) | 54.9 (6.9) |
High | 110 (34) | 31.0 (1.8) | 28.4 (3.2) | 59.3 (4.2) |
Ethnic origin | ||||
Dutch | 313 (95) | 29.3 (3.2) | 26.3 (4.3) | 55.6 (6.8) |
Other | 16 (5) | 28.5 (4.2) | 27.3 (3.9) | 55.8 (7.5) |
Mother tongue | ||||
Dutch | 319 (97) | 29.3 (3.2) | 26.4 (4.3) | 55.6 (6.8) |
Other | 10 (3) | 28.8 (4.0) | 25.8 (4.1) | 54.6 (7.2) |
Contact with professional care provider in past year** | ||||
0 times | 28 (9) | 29.2 (3.6) | 26.8 (3.7) | 55.9 (6.7) |
1 – 5 times | 196 (60) | 29.2 (3.2) | 26.1 (4.3) | 55.3 (6.6) |
5 – 10 times | 55 (17) | 29.4 (3.6) | 26.8 (4.5) | 56.2 (7.5) |
> 10 times | 47 (14) | 29.3 (3.0) | 27.1 (4.3) | 56.5 (6.8) |
Working in health care*** | ||||
Never worked in health care | 213 (65) | 28.9 (3.4) | 25.5 (4.2) | 54.4 (6.7) |
Used to work in health care | 56 (17) | 29.1 (3.6) | 27.4 (4.6) | 56.6 (7.7) |
Now works in health care | 54 (16) | 30.6 (2.1) | 28.9 (2.9) | 59.5 (4.4) |