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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Development and validation of a brief screener to measure the Health Literacy Responsiveness of Primary Care Practices (HLPC)

Variable

N

%

Participants

1125

 

Age

 Mean ± SD

52.4 ± 17.7

 

 Range

18-96

 

Gender

 Female

680

60.4

 Male

445

39.6

Migration status

 Non-migrant

921

82.4

 Migrant

197

17.6

Education degree

 Middle school degree

192

17.1

 Intermediate high school degree

298

26.5

 University entrance qualification

254

22.6

 University degree

195

17.3

Living environment

 Urban

504

44.8

 Rural

607

54.0

Insurance status

 Statutory health insurance

963

85.6

 Private insurance

151

13.4

 General practitioner as regular doctor

1066

94.8

Overall health status

 Very good

408

36.3

 Good

444

39,5

 Fair

202

18.0

 Poor

61

5.4

Chronic conditions

 Diabetes

99

8.8

 Coronary artery disease

143

12.7

 Hypertension

349

31.0

 Asthma

114

10.1

 Depression

134

11.9

Multimorbidity (>3 chronic conditions)

168

16.0