Table 8 Health literacy based on demographic variables

Age

0.045

 18–30

75.8 (13.7)

23 (33.3)

94 (37.0)

 31–42

80.4 (12.6)

12 (17.4)

78 (30.7)

 43–54

74.1 (15.0)

20 (29.0)

47 (18.5)

 55–65

73.0 (20.6)

14 (20.3)

35 (13.8)

Gender

0.33

 Female

77.5 (14.8)

34 (49.3)

142 (55.9)

 Male

74.9 (15.3)

35 (50.7)

112 (44.1)

Education (years)

<  0.001

 1–9

66.8 (18.4)

29 (42.0)

36 (14.2)

 10–12

76.5 (12.2)

24 (34.8)

109 (42.9)

 13 ≥

81.1 (13.7)

16 (23.2)

109 (42.9)

Employment

0.004

 Employed

78.6 (12.3)

16 (23.2)

85 (33.5)

 Student

79.3 (12.4)

5 (7.2)

40 (15.7)

 Retired

77.2 (17.7)

6 (8.7)

23 (9.1)

 Housewife

75.0 (15.9)

31 (44.9)

94 (37.0)

 Unemployed

66.6 (19.4)

11 (15.9)

12(4.7)

Total

76.3 (15.1)

69 (21.4)

254 (78.6)