Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 1,997)
From: Associations of functional health literacy with socioeconomic and demographic status among Filipinos
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 1,489 | 74.6 |
 Male | 508 | 25.4 |
Age (years) | ||
 15-34 | 782 | 39.2 |
 35-59 | 981 | 49.1 |
 60 and above | 234 | 11.7 |
Island | ||
 Luzon | 919 | 46.0 |
 NCR | 271 | 13.6 |
 Visayas | 297 | 14.9 |
 Mindanao | 510 | 25.5 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 605 | 30.3 |
 Urban | 1,392 | 69.7 |
Civil status | ||
 Single | 486 | 24.3 |
 Live-in/Married | 1,352 | 67.7 |
 Separated/Divorced | 32 | 1.6 |
 Widowed | 127 | 6.4 |
Education | ||
 Up to elementary graduate | 360 | 18.0 |
 HS level/graduate | 833 | 41.7 |
 At least college graduate | 596 | 29.8 |
 Vocational | 208 | 10.4 |
Occupation | ||
 None | 1,070 | 53.6 |
 Professional/Managerial/Technical | 153 | 7.7 |
 Unskilled manual | 445 | 22.3 |
 Skilled manual | 106 | 5.3 |
 Domestic service | 83 | 4.2 |
 Agricultural/forestry/fishery | 89 | 4.5 |
 Armed forces & others | 51 | 2.6 |
Religion | ||
 Catholic | 1,574 | 78.8 |
 Others | 426 | 21.2 |
Insurance | ||
 None | 478 | 23.9 |
 Private | 150 | 7.5 |
Public | 1,245 | 62.3 |
 Private & public | 124 | 6.2 |
Income (PHP2) | ||
 < 40,000 | 311 | 15.6 |
 40,000 – 59,999 | 317 | 15.9 |
 60,000 – 99,999 | 483 | 24.2 |
 100,000 – 249,999 | 658 | 32.9 |
 ≥ 250,000 | 228 | 11.4 |
FHL score | ||
 Inadequate | 744 | 37.3 |
 Adequate1 | 1,253 | 62.7 |