From: Assessment of health literacy in a French emergency department
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Variable | N | Overall, N = 1891 | 1, N = 18 | 2, N = 71 | 3, N = 100 | p-value |
Age – years, Mean (SD) | 188 | 60 (21) | 74 (21) | 63 (22) | 55 (20) | <0.0012 |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
Age – years (cat.), n (%) | 188 |  |  |  |  | 0.0103 |
 [18,25] |  | 13 (7) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 8 (8) |  |
 [26,35] |  | 20 (11) | 1 (6) | 7 (10) | 12 (12) |  |
 [36,45] |  | 19 (10) | 2 (11) | 5 (7) | 12 (12) |  |
 [46,55] |  | 28 (15) | 2 (11) | 11 (16) | 15 (15) |  |
 [56,65] |  | 23 (12) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 18 (18) |  |
 [66,75] |  | 28 (15) | 1 (6) | 9 (13) | 18 (18) |  |
 [>75] |  | 57 (30) | 12 (67) | 28 (40) | 17 (17) |  |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
Sex, n (%) | 189 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.464 |
 Female |  | 95 (50) | 10 (56) | 39 (55) | 46 (46) |  |
 Male |  | 94 (50) | 8 (44) | 32 (45) | 54 (54) |  |
Native country, n (%) | 188 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.343 |
 France (metropolitan) |  | 150 (80) | 15 (83) | 61 (86) | 74 (75) |  |
 Maghreb |  | 18 (10) | 1 (6) | 3 (4) | 14 (14) |  |
 Sub-Saharan Africa |  | 8 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 5 (5) |  |
 Otherb |  | 12 (6) | 2 (11) | 4 (6) | 6 (6) |  |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
Native language, n (%) | 188 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.473 |
 French |  | 161 (86) | 16 (89) | 62 (89) | 83 (83) |  |
 Otherc |  | 16 (8) | 2 (11) | 6 (9) | 8 (8) |  |
 Arab |  | 11 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 9 (9) |  |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
Level of education, n (%) | 189 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.243 |
 Less than middle school |  | 30 (16) | 4 (22) | 15 (21) | 11 (11) |  |
 Middle school |  | 37 (20) | 6 (33) | 13 (18) | 18 (18) |  |
 High school |  | 53 (28) | 5 (28) | 22 (31) | 26 (26) |  |
 More than high school |  | 69 (36) | 3 (17) | 21 (30) | 45 (45) |  |
Professional activity, n (%) | 185 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.703 |
 Manual worker, artisan |  | 106 (57) | 13 (72) | 39 (57) | 54 (55) |  |
 Office employees, intermediate profession |  | 42 (23) | 5 (28) | 15 (22) | 22 (22) |  |
 Higher managerial and professional positions |  | 25 (14) | 0 (0) | 10 (14) | 15 (15) |  |
 Student |  | 7 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 5 (5) |  |
 Without |  | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 2 (2) |  |
 Unknown |  | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  |
Perceived health status, n (%) | 189 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0073 |
 Very bad |  | 6 (3) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 1 (1) |  |
 Bad |  | 60 (32) | 8 (44) | 27 (38) | 25 (25) |  |
 Good |  | 92 (49) | 8 (44) | 35 (49) | 49 (49) |  |
 Very good |  | 31 (16) | 2 (11) | 4 (6) | 25 (25) |  |
Living environment, n (%) | 188 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.634 |
 Rural |  | 61 (32) | 5 (29) | 26 (37) | 30 (30) |  |
 Urban |  | 127 (68) | 12 (71) | 45 (63) | 70 (70) |  |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
Isolated, n (%) | 188 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.773 |
 No |  | 165 (88) | 15 (83) | 62 (89) | 88 (88) |  |
 Yes |  | 23 (12) | 3 (17) | 8 (11) | 12 (12) |  |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
Internet access, n (%) | 186 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0033 |
 No |  | 34 (18) | 6 (33) | 19 (28) | 9 (9) |  |
 Yes |  | 152 (82) | 12 (67) | 50 (72) | 90 (91) |  |
 Unknown |  | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |  |
Referred to the ED by a physician, n (%) | 188 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0704 |
 No |  | 67 (36) | 8 (44) | 18 (25) | 41 (41) |  |
 Yes |  | 121 (64) | 10 (56) | 53 (75) | 58 (59) |  |
 Unknown |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |