From: Health literacy among different age groups in Germany: results of a cross-sectional survey
15–29 | 30–45 | 46–64 | 65–99 | ||||||
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% | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | ||
Limited | Inadequate | 6.8 | (25) | 7.0 | (34) | 9.4 | (58) | 15.2 | (70) |
Problematic | 40.5 | (152) | 40.2 | (197) | 45.8 | (283) | 51.1 | (236) | |
Not limited | Sufficient | 42.5 | (159) | 44.3 | (217) | 37.1 | (229) | 30.7 | (142) |
Excellent | 10.3 | (39) | 8.5 | (42) | 7.8 | (48) | 3.0 | (14) | |
Mean** | (SD) | 33.8 | (6.3) | 34.0 | (6.0) | 32.8 | (6.1) | 30.7 | (6.0) |