Table 1 Summary of participants’ characteristics and health outcomes (N = 14,184)
From: Measuring General Health Literacy in Chinese adults: validation of the HLS19-Q12 instrument
Variable | n (%) / mean(SD) |
|---|---|
Sex | Â |
 Female | 9863 (69.5) |
 Male | 4321 (30.5) |
Age | 38.1 (5.7) |
Age group | Â |
 35 years or below | 4647 (36.2) |
 36 to 40 years | 4661 (36.3) |
 41 years or above | 3536 (27.5) |
Ethnicity | Â |
 Han | 13,816 (97.4) |
 Ethnic minorities | 368 (2.6) |
Single parenthood | Â |
 No | 13,487 (95.1) |
 Yes | 697 (4.9) |
Highest educational level | Â |
 Year 6 or below | 556 (3.9) |
 Year 7–9 | 5138 (36.2) |
 Year 10–12 | 3581 (25.2) |
 Diploma | 2893 (20.4) |
 Bachelor’s degree or above | 2016 (14.2) |
Household income | Â |
 20,000 CNY or below | 2833 (26.6) |
 20,000 to 39,000 CNY | 2088 (19.6) |
 40,000 to 59,000 CNY | 1867 (17.5) |
 60,000 to 79,000 CNY | 1356 (12.7) |
 80,000 to 149,000 CNY | 1590 (14.9) |
 150,000 CNY or above | 908 (8.5) |
Geographic location | Â |
 Urban | 4013 (28.3) |
 Rural | 10,171 (71.7) |
Health status (continuous, 1–5) | 2.01 (0.83) |
Health compromising behaviours (continuous, 3–9) | 5.07 (1.38) |
Health service use (continuous, 0–12) | 1.68 (1.71) |