Table 1 Descriptive statistics for demographic, socioeconomic resources, and health literacy score (Weighted)a
Demographic | Mean | Lin. Std. Err. | [95Â % Conf. Interval] | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Age | 44.9 | 0.29 | 44.33 | 45.48 | 18.00 | 100.00 |
  Men | 0.48 | 0.01 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Women | 0.52 | 0.01 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  White | 0.71 | 0.02 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  African-American | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Foreign Born Hispanic/Latino | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Native Born Hispanic/Latino | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Multiracial | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Socioeconomic Resources | ||||||
 Median Household Income (in $1000) | 48819.66 | 1001.99 | 46840.24 | 50799.09 | 0.00 | 124999.50 |
 Num. Inc. Sources From Savings/Investments | 0.69 | 0.02 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
 Educational Attainment | 5.59 | 0.08 | 5.44 | 5.74 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
 Nam Powers Boyd Occupational Score | 53.36 | 0.56 | 52.25 | 54.46 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
Relational Social Class | ||||||
 Employment Status | ||||||
  Employed | 0.66 | 0.01 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Unemployed/Out of Labor Force | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
 Voted in 2000 | ||||||
  Not a Citizen | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Did Not Vote | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Voted | 0.58 | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Do Not Remember | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
 Current Affairs/Political/Govt. Info. | 2.64 | 0.01 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
  Source |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Library Use | ||||||
  Frequent | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Occasional | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Never Use Library | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
 Volunteer Activity | ||||||
  Frequent | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Occasional | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Never | 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Social Resources | ||||||
 Language Spoken | ||||||
  Native English Speaker | 0.84 | 0.01 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Spanish/ESL | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Speaks Only Spanish | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Other Language Spoken ESL | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
 Marital Status | ||||||
  Never Married | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Married/Living as Married | 0.60 | 0.01 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
  Separated/Divorced/widowed | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
 Health Information Source | 2.49 | 0.01 | 2.46 | 2.51 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
Health Literacy Score | 243.10 | 0.86 | 241.39 | 244.81 | 89.74 | 336.38 |