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Table 3 Health Literacy Measure Scores*

From: Limitations of the S-TOFHLA in measuring poor numeracy: a cross-sectional study

Health Literacy Measure Scores (n = 187)

n (%)

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)

  1. *Numbers are shown as n and percentages unless noted otherwise
  2. n = 186