Table 1 Functional Health Literacy and the sociodemog

Sex

 Female

45 (84.9%)

42 (77.8%)

122 (59.5%)

209 (67.0%)

 Male

8 (15.1%)

12 (22.2%)

83 (40.5%)

103 (33.0%)

Age

 Median (IQR)

28.0 (23.0–33.0)

28.5 (22.8–33.3)

35.0 (27.0–45.0)

32.0 (25.0–42.0)

 Range

18.0–54.0

18.0–70.0

18.0–78.0

18.0–78.0

 Mean (Standard Deviation)

28.8 (8.1)

29.9 (10.6)

38.0 (14.2)

35.0 (13.4)

 No information

0

2

2

4

Age group

 18–29

30 (56.6%)

30 (57.7%)

62 (30.5%)

122 (39.6%)

 30–39

19 (35.8%)

17 (32.7%)

65 (32.0%)

101 (32.8%)

 40–49

2 (3.8%)

2 (3.8%)

33 (16.3%)

37 (12.0%)

 50–59

2 (3.8%)

1 (1.9%)

21 (10.3%)

24 (7.8%)

 60 and over

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.8%)

22 (10.8%)

24 (7.8%)

 No information

0

2

2

4

Skin color/race

 White

4 (7.5%)

3 (5.6%)

20 (9.8%)

27 (8.7%)

 Not white

49 (92.5%)

51 (94.4%)

185 (90.2%)

285 (91.3%)

Proximity to health service

 Close

30 (56.6%)

24 (44.4%)

57 (27.8%)

111 (35.6%)

 Far

23 (43.4%)

30 (55.6%)

148 (72.2%)

201 (64.4%)

Schooling

 Up to elementary school

15 (28.3%)

14 (25.9%)

165 (80.5%)

194 (62.2%)

 High school and college

38 (71.7%)

40 (74.1%)

40 (19.5%)

118 (37.8%)

Number of children

 Up to 1 child

25 (47.2%)

35 (67.3%)

67 (33.0%)

127 (41.2%)

 2 or more children

28 (52.8%)

17 (32.7%)

136 (67.0%)

181 (58.8%)

 No information

0

2

2

4

Defense of rights

 No

34 (64.2%)

36 (66.7%)

122 (59.8%)

192 (61.7%)

 Yes

19 (35.8%)

18 (33.3%)

82 (40.2%)

119 (38.3%)

 No information

0

0

1

1

Means of communication

 Cell phone with internet

33 (62.3%)

29 (53.7%)

51 (25.4%)

113 (36.7%)

 Rural phone

20 (37.7%)

25 (46.3%)

147 (73.1%)

192 (62.3%)

 None

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (1.5%)

3 (1.0%)

 No information

0

0

4

4

Sanitary sewage

 Adequate

20 (37.7%)

25 (46.3%)

86 (42.0%)

131 (42.0%)

 Inadequate

33 (62.3%)

29 (53.7%)

119 (58.0%)

181 (58.0%)

Water supply

 Adequate

45 (84.9%)

42 (77.8%)

150 (73.2%)

237 (76.0%)

 Inadequate

8 (15.1%)

12 (22.2%)

55 (26.8%)

75 (24.0%)

Waste disposal

 Adequate

3 (5.7%)

0 (0.0%)

12 (5.9%)

15 (4.8%)

 Inadequate

50 (94.3%)

53 (100.0%)

192 (94.1%)

295 (95.2%)

 No information

0

1

1

2

Start of employment (in years)

 Median (IQR)

15.0 (10.5–18.0)

14.0 (10.0–18.0)

12.0 (8.5–14.0)

12.0 (10.0–15.0)

 Range

7.0–26.0

6.0–28.0

3.0–31.0

3.0–31.0

 Mean (Standard Deviation)

15.2 (5.2)

14.4 (4.9)

11.6 (3.9)

12.5 (4.5)

 Never worked

18

13

26

57

Category in which work began

 Under 18

21 (60.0%)

29 (70.7%)

166 (92.7%)

216 (84.7%)

 18 to 31 years old

14 (40.0%)

12 (29.3%)

13 (7.3%)

39 (15.3%)

 Never worked

18

13

26

57

Daily working hours

 Up to 8 h

50 (94.3%)

50 (92.6%)

180 (87.8%)

280 (89.7%)

 More than 8 h

3 (5.7%)

4 (7.4%)

25 (12.2%)

32 (10.3%)

Social security benefit

 Yes

9 (17.0%)

9 (16.7%)

73 (35.6%)

91 (29.2%)

 No

44 (83.0%)

45 (83.3%)

132 (64.4%)

221 (70.8%)

Family Allowance

 Yes

32 (60.4%)

36 (66.7%)

139 (67.8%)

207 (66.3%)

 No

21 (39.6%)

18 (33.3%)

66 (32.2%)

105 (33.7%)

Income

 Up to 1 minimum wage

29 (54.7%)

34 (64.2%)

128 (63.1%)

191 (61.8%)

 More than 1 minimum wage

24 (45.3%)

19 (35.8%)

75 (36.9%)

118 (38.2%)

 No information

0

1

2

3

Problems with feeding

 No

44 (83.0%)

47 (87.0%)

178 (86.8%)

269 (86.2%)

 Yes

9 (17.0%)

7 (13.0%)

27 (13.2%)

43 (13.8%)

Problems with education

 No

36 (67.9%)

40 (74.1%)

166 (81.0%)

242 (77.6%)

 Yes

17 (32.1%)

14 (25.9%)

39 (19.0%)

70 (22.4%)

Problems with drugs

 No

47 (88.7%)

45 (83.3%)

177 (86.3%)

269 (86.2%)

 Yes

6 (11.3%)

9 (16.7%)

28 (13.7%)

43 (13.8%)

Problems with violence

 No

32 (60.4%)

38 (70.4%)

125 (61.0%)

195 (62.5%)

 Yes

21 (39.6%)

16 (29.6%)

80 (39.0%)

117 (37.5%)

Problems with housing

 No

48 (90.6%)

49 (90.7%)

201 (98.0%)

298 (95.5%)

 Yes

5 (9.4%)

5 (9.3%)

4 (2.0%)

14 (4.5%)

Problems with transportation

 No

47 (88.7%)

53 (98.1%)

182 (88.8%)

282 (90.4%)

 Yes

6 (11.3%)

1 (1.9%)

23 (11.2%)

30 (9.6%)

Family problems

 No

44 (83.0%)

47 (87.0%)

187 (91.2%)

278 (89.1%)

 Yes

9 (17.0%)

7 (13.0%)

18 (8.8%)

34 (10.9%)

Basic sanitation problems

 No

30 (56.6%)

36 (66.7%)

158 (77.1%)

224 (71.8%)

 Yes

23 (43.4%)

18 (33.3%)

47 (22.9%)

88 (28.2%)

Economic problems

 No

41 (77.4%)

44 (81.5%)

155 (75.6%)

240 (76.9%)

 Yes

12 (22.6%)

10 (18.5%)

50 (24.4%)

72 (23.1%)

Health problems

 No

26 (49.1%)

31 (57.4%)

99 (48.3%)

156 (50.0%)

 Yes

27 (50.9%)

23 (42.6%)

106 (51.7%)

156 (50.0%)

Problems with work

 No

41 (77.4%)

39 (72.2%)

160 (78.0%)

240 (76.9%)

 Yes

12 (22.6%)

15 (27.8%)

45 (22.0%)

72 (23.1%)

Problems with leisure

 No

52 (98.1%)

53 (98.1%)

201 (98.0%)

306 (98.1%)

 Yes

1 (1.9%)

1 (1.9%)

4 (2.0%)

6 (1.9%)

Problems with means of communication

 No

45 (84.9%)

50 (92.6%)

193 (94.1%)

288 (92.3%)

 Yes

8 (15.1%)

4 (7.4%)

12 (5.9%)

24 (7.7%)

Problems with loneliness

 No

52 (98.1%)

53 (98.1%)

198 (96.6%)

303 (97.1%)

 Yes

1 (1.9%)

1 (1.9%)

7 (3.4%)

9 (2.9%)

Use of medication

 Correct

43 (81.1%)

37 (68.5%)

152 (74.1%)

232 (74.4%)

 Incorrect

10 (18.9%)

17 (31.5%)

53 (25.9%)

80 (25.6%)

Control of medication

 Correct

34 (64.2%)

32 (59.3%)

136 (66.3%)

202 (64.7%)

 Incorrect

19 (35.8%)

22 (40.7%)

69 (33.7%)

110 (35.3%)

PCS score

 Median (IQR)

46.5 (38.6–51.0)

48.5 (38.7–52.5)

43.5 (34.8–51.9)

44.7 (36.4–52.1)

 Range

20.9–58.7

20.4–57.7

14.1–62.1

14.1–62.1

 Mean (Standard Deviation)

44.9 (8.4)

45.7 (9.2)

42.5 (10.7)

43.5 (10.2)

MCS score

 Median (IQR)

49.2 (41.4–53.8)

51.7 (40.6–55.2)

49.8 (40.4–55.3)

50.2 (40.6–55.1)

 Range

23.4–64.3

19.3–67.0

20.6–66.0

19.3–67.0

 Mean (Standard Deviation)

47.3 (9.2)

48.2 (10.5)

47.7 (9.5)

47.8 (9.6)