From: Limitations of the S-TOFHLA in measuring poor numeracy: a cross-sectional study
Health Literacy Measure Scores (n = 187) | n (%) |
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S-TOFHLA | |
Total Score (Median (Mean [SD]) | 31 (26.8 [10.0]) |
Inadequate | 33 (17.6) |
Marginal | 20 (10.7) |
Adequate | 134 (71.7) |
Subjective Numeracy (SNS) | |
SNS Total Score† (Median (Mean [SD]) | 4 (3.9 [1.0]) |
Low (≤4) | 100 (53.8) |
High (> 4) | 86 (46.2) |
SNS Ability Subscale (Median (Mean [SD]) | 4 (3.8 [1.3]) |
Low (≤4) | 108 (57.8) |
High (> 4) | 79 (42.2) |
SNS Preference Subscale† (Median (Mean [SD]) | 4 (4.1 [1.1]) |
Low (≤4) | 101 (54.3) |
High (> 4) | 85 (45.7) |
Graphical Literacy (GL) | |
GL Total Score (Median (Mean [SD]) | 6 (6 [3.3]) |
Low (≤6) | 94 (50.3) |
High (> 6) | 93 (49.7) |
GL 1, reading the data (Median (Mean [SD]) | 3 (2.6 [1.5]) |
Low (≤2) | 114 (61.0) |
High (> 2) | 73 (39.0) |
GL 2, reading between the data (Median (Mean [SD]) | 1 (1.6 [1.4]) |
Low (≤1) | 94 (50.3) |
High (> 1) | 93 (49.7) |
GL 3, reading beyond the data (Median (Mean [SD]) | 2 (1.7 [1.1]) |
Low (≤2) | 141 (75.4) |
High (> 2) | 46 (24.6) |