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Table 3 Correlation matrix for study variables (N = 1164)

From: Factors associated with health literacy in rural areas of Central China: structural equation model

 

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Demographic information

 1.Gender

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 2.Age

−.100**

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 3.BMI

−.156**

.096**

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 4.Marital status

.003

.550**

.104**

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 5.Residence

.081**

.095**

.045

.090**

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Socioeconomic status

 6.Monthly income

−.073**

−.360**

.003

−.184**

−.016

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 7.Occupation

.023

−.279**

−.028*

.015

−.074**

.293**

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 8.Education

−.057*

−.556**

−.055*

−.230**

−.132**

.369**

.688**

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Health literacy

 9.Health knowledge

.057*

−.375**

−.066*

−.183**

−.006

.187**

.347**

.435**

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 10.Health behavior

.061*

−.257**

−.067

−.095**

.007

.136**

.336**

.374**

.372**

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 11.Health skill

−.053*

−.213**

−.018

−.104**

−.090**

.139**

.255**

.282**

.288**

.301**

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  1. *P < 0.05
  2. **P < 0.01