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Table 6 Differences between interview administered and self-complete sample

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

Characteristic

Interview administered Sample Count

N = 2906

%

Missing

Self-complete Sample Count

N = 2309

%

Missing

Sex

Male

Female

1257

1649

43.3

56.7

0

974

1335

42.2

57.8

0

Age

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65–74

75+

169

384

467

469

508

499

405

5.8

13.2

16.1

16.2

17.5

17.2

14.0

5

133

291

348

382

414

424

312

5.8

12.6

15.1

16.6

18.0

18.4

13.5

5

Number of children under 5 years old living in household

0

1+

2591

300

89.6

10.4

15

2075

223

90.3

9.7

11

Region

North

Midlands

South

London

Wales

Scotland

474

794

957

285

132

264

16.3

27.3

32.9

9.8

4.5

9.1

0

377

617

785

219

107

204

16.3

26.7

34.0

9.5

4.6

8.8

0

IMD Quintile

1 (Most deprived)

2

3

4

5 (Least deprived)

576

545

536

638

611

19.8

18.8

18.4

22.0

21.0

0

418

405

448

528

510

18.1

17.5

19.4

22.9

22.1

0

Urban Rural

Urban

Rural

2241

665

77.1

22.9

0

1750

559

75.8

24.2

0

Long Term Condition

No long term health condition or disability

Non-limiting health condition or disability

Limiting health condition or disability

1766

586

541

61.0

20.3

18.7

13

1376

499

427

59.8

21.7

18.5

7

Education

Degree or equivalent

A level or equivalent

GCSE or equivalent

No Qualification

763

760

750

582

26.7

26.6

26.3

20.4

51

640

616

590

427

28.2

27.1

26.0

18.8

36

Live Alone

Alone

Not alone

913

1993

31.4

68.6

0

702

1607

30.4

69.6

0

Visited GP in the last 12 months

In last 12 months

More than 12 Months/never

2386

519

82.1

17.9

1

1924

385

83.3

16.7

0

Household income

Less than £1200 p.m.

£1200–2200 p.m.

£2201–3700 p.m.

£3701 or more p.m.

Refused information

568

577

506

528

439

21.7

22.0

19.3

20.2

16.8

288

462

470

433

456

286

21.9

22.3

20.6

21.6

13.6

202

Ethnicity

White

BAME

2572

334

88.5

11.5

0

2098

211

90.9

9.1

0