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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

Ā 

Age

ā€ƒMeanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

52.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.7

Ā 

ā€ƒRange

18-96

Ā 

Gender

ā€ƒFemale

680

60.4

ā€ƒMale

445

39.6

Migration status

ā€ƒNon-migrant

921

82.4

ā€ƒMigrant

197

17.6

Education degree

ā€ƒMiddle school degree

192

17.1

ā€ƒIntermediate high school degree

298

26.5

ā€ƒUniversity entrance qualification

254

22.6

ā€ƒUniversity degree

195

17.3

Living environment

ā€ƒUrban

504

44.8

ā€ƒRural

607

54.0

Insurance status

ā€ƒStatutory health insurance

963

85.6

ā€ƒPrivate insurance

151

13.4

ā€ƒGeneral practitioner as regular doctor

1066

94.8

Overall health status

ā€ƒVery good

408

36.3

ā€ƒGood

444

39,5

ā€ƒFair

202

18.0

ā€ƒPoor

61

5.4

Chronic conditions

ā€ƒDiabetes

99

8.8

ā€ƒCoronary artery disease

143

12.7

ā€ƒHypertension

349

31.0

ā€ƒAsthma

114

10.1

ā€ƒDepression

134

11.9

Multimorbidity (>3 chronic conditions)

168

16.0