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Table 1 Study population of the HLS-GER (n = 2,000)

From: Health literacy among different age groups in Germany: results of a cross-sectional survey

 

%

(n)

Age

 Mean (SD)

48.2

(18.2)

 15–29

19.7

(394)

 30–45

24.9

(499)

 46–64

31.6

(631)

 65–99

23.8

(476)

Gender

 Male

48.9

(977)

 Female

51.1

(1,022)

Educational level

 Low

33.6

(669)

 Medium

48.9

(972)

 High

17.5

(349)

Migrant background

 No

92.1

(1,836)

 Yes

7.9

(158)

Functional health literacy

 Limited

19.6

(392)

 Adequate

80.4

(1,680)

Social status

 Low

12.9

(252)

 Medium

68.6

(1,337)

 High

18.5

(360)

Doctor visits

 0–2

56.2

(1,122)

 3–5

27.1

(542)

 6 or more

16.7

(333)