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Table 1 Description of sample N = 2309

From: Health literacy levels of British adults: a cross-sectional survey using two domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ)

 

Unweighted Count

Unweighted %

Weighted %

Unweighted missing

Sex

Male

974

42.2%

47.8%

0

Female

1335

57.8%

52.2%

Age

18–24

133

5.8%

10.7%

5

25–34

291

12.6%

17.1%

35–44

348

15.1%

15.9%

45–54

382

16.6%

17.8%

55–64

414

18.0%

15.4%

65–74

424

18.4%

13.8%

75+

312

13.5%

9.3%

Number of children under 5 years old living in household

0

2075

90.3%

87.9%

11

1+

223

9.7%

12.1%

Region

North

377

16.3%

16.0%

0

Midlands

617

26.7%

24.2%

South

785

34.0%

32.1%

London

219

9.5%

13.8%

Wales

107

4.6%

5.4%

Scotland

204

8.8%

8.5%

IMD Quintile

1 (Most deprived)

418

18.1%

21.5%

0

2

405

17.5%

19.2%

3

448

19.4%

18.2%

4

528

22.9%

20.5%

5 (Least deprived)

510

22.1%

20.6%

Urban Rural

Urban

1750

75.8%

78.6%

0

Rural

559

24.2%

21.4%

Long Term Condition

No long term health condition or disability

1376

59.8%

63.1%

7

Non-limiting health condition or disability

499

21.7%

20.2%

Limiting health condition or disability

427

18.5%

16.7%

Education

Degree or equivalent

640

28.2%

28.0%

36

A level or equivalent

616

27.1%

26.9%

GCSE or equivalent

590

26.0%

26.9%

No Qualification

427

18.8%

18.2%

Live Alone

Alone

702

30.4%

17.3%

0

Not alone

1607

69.6%

82.7%

Visited GP in the last 12 months

In last 12 months

1924

83.3%

83.1%

0

More than 12 Months/never

385

16.7%

16.9%

Household income

Less than £1200 p.m

462

21.9%

18.6%

202

£1200–2200 p.m

470

22.3%

21.3%

£2201–3700 p.m

433

20.6%

21.3%

£3701 or more p.m

456

21.6%

23.5%

Refused information

286

13.6%

15.3%

Ethnicity

White

2098

90.9%

85.2%

0

Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)

211

9.1%

14.8%

  1. p.m per month
  2. IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation, GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education