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Table 5 Relationships (level of significance) between the HL index scores, sub-index scores and socio-demographic characteristics (binary analysis)

From: Health literacy among participants from neighbourhoods with different socio-economic statuses in the southern region of Hungary: a pilot study

  

cHL

HC

DP

HP

Age (years)

p

0.549

0.978

0.490

0.350

 

ra

−0.051

−0.002

−0,058

−0.080

Gender

pb

0.393

0.031*

0.499

0.738

Female

mean

34.6

33.8

35.5

34.5

Male

mean

36.0

37.3

36.8

33.9

Educational level

pc

0.018*

0.253

< 0.001*

0.107

primary school

mean

31.2

31.8

30.4

31.5

secondary school

mean

36.7

36.5

38.1

35.5

university degree

mean

36.4

35.2

38.3

35.7

Health education

pb

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

yes

mean

39.9

39.5

41.7

38.5

no

mean

33.7

33.5

34.3

33.2

Type of settlement

pc

0.043*

0.350

0.003*

0.111

village

mean

33.4

33.4

33.5

33.1

town

mean

35.3

35.5

35.9

34.5

county town

mean

38.3

36.3

41.4

37.2

Economic status

pc

0.027*

0.025*

0.117

0.022*

below average

mean

33.1

32.4

34.4

32.5

average

mean

36.1

36.7

36.6

35.2

above average

mean

39.3

37.5

40.4

40.1

Marital status

pc

0.864

0.891

0.708

0.920

single

mean

34.0

33.8

34.8

33.5

married

mean

35.9

35.8

37.4

34.5

living in relationship

mean

35.2

35.0

35.4

35.3

divorced

mean

33.8

33.6

34.4

33.5

widow

mean

34.8

34.6

34.1

35.9

Children in household

pb

0.015*

0.391

0.009*

0.001*

yes

mean

37.3

35.6

38.6

37.7

no

mean

33.6

34.2

34.3

32.4

  1. *significant difference (p < 0.05)
  2. aPearson Correlations
  3. bTwo sample t-test
  4. cANOVA test