Proportion of Patients with Adequate Health Literacy*
| Variable | Adequate Literacy (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (n = 808) | Athletes‡ (n = 206) | |
| Gender × race† | ||
| White female | 63.2 (222/351) | 65.5 (57/87) |
| White male | 47.5 (95/200) | 61.0 (61/100) |
| Non-white female | 30.1 (53/176) | 44.4 (4/9) |
| Non-white male | 23.0 (17/74) | 10.0 (1/16) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current smoker or quit <5 years ago | 44.8 | 62.5 (5/8) |
| Never smoked or quit >5 years ago | 50.4 | 59.6 (118/198) |
| Education level | ||
| ≤11th grade | 16.7 | 100 |
| High school graduate or GED | 34.4 | |
| Some college | 54.9 | |
| College graduate; may have done postgraduate work | 77.5 | |
| Self-reported health status | ||
| Fair or poor | 32.3 | 0.0 |
| Good | 58.1 | 65.6 |
| Excellent or very good | 57.0 | 59.3 |
| Taken a health class | 55.0 | 57.3 |
* Adequate refers to an Newest Vital Sign score of 3 to 6.
† Includes African American (23.4%), American Indian (1%), Asian (0.3%), and multiracial (0.5%)
‡ Includes middle-school and high-school students who were approached at preparticipation sports physicals.