Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
Variables | Total (3,914) | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Gender | ||
 Men | 1,953 | 49.9 |
 Women | 1,961 | 50.1 |
Age-group | ||
 20 − 29 | 567 | 14.5 |
 30 − 39 | 721 | 18.4 |
 40 − 49 | 891 | 22.8 |
 50 − 59 | 785 | 20.1 |
 60 − 69 | 950 | 24.3 |
Age (mean ± SD) | 46.9 ± 13.6 | |
Highest level of education | ||
 Junior high school | 86 | 2.2 |
 High school | 981 | 25.1 |
 2-year college | 858 | 21.9 |
 College or university | 1,806 | 46.1 |
 Graduate | 183 | 4.7 |
Occupation | ||
 Self-employed | 191 | 4.9 |
 Managerial and administrative | 166 | 4.2 |
 Professional and technical | 463 | 11.8 |
 Other (routine and manual) | 1,367 | 34.9 |
 Part-time | 474 | 12.1 |
 Homemaker | 652 | 16.7 |
 Student | 131 | 3.3 |
 Unemployed | 470 | 12.0 |
Health literacy (mean ± SD) | 27.4 ± 9.4 | |