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Table 1 Description of the socio-economic data

From: Health literacy among participants from neighbourhoods with different socio-economic statuses in the southern region of Hungary: a pilot study

Characteristics

Male

Female

Sample

 

41 (29.1%)

100 (70.9%)

141 (100%)

Age (year)

46.8 ± 16.52

45.59 ± 12.75

45.94 ± 13.9

Educational level

 Less than primary school

0

1 (1%)

1 (0.7%)

 Primary school

10 (24.4%)

31 (31%)

41 (21.9%)

 Vocational school (did not graduate)

10 (24.4%)

4 (4%)

14 (9.9%)

 Vocational school (graduated)

6 (14.6%)

24 (24%)

30 (21.3%)

 Grammar school

6 (14.6%)

12 (12%)

18 (12.8%)

 University at the BSc level

5 (12.2%)

20 (20%)

25 (17.7%)

 University at the MSc level

4 (9.8%)

8 (8%)

12 (8.5%)

Health education

 Yes

4 (9.8%)

26 (26%)

30 (21.3%)

 No

37 (90.2%)

74 (74%)

111 (78.7%)

Type of settlement

 Village

16 (39%)

53 (53%)

69 (49%)

 Town

18 (43.9%)

29 (29%)

47 (33.3%)

 City

7 (17.1%)

18 (18%)

25 (17.7%)

Economic status (average)

 Below average

18 (43.9%)

47 (47%)

65 (46.1%)

 Average

17 (41.5%)

47 (47%)

64 (45.4%)

 Above average

6 (14.6%)

6 (6%)

12 (8.5%)

Marital status

 Single

10 (24.4%)

25 (25%)

35 (24.8%)

 Married

18 (43.9%)

38 (38%)

56 (39.7%)

 Living with a partner

11 (26.8%)

23 (23%)

34 (24.1%)

 Divorced

1 (2.4%)

10 (10%)

11 (7.8%)

 Widowed

1 (2.4%)

4 (4%)

5 (3.5%)

Child/children in household

 Yes

10 (24.4%)

42 (42%)

52 (36.9%)

 No

31 (75.6%)

58 (58%)

89 (63.1%)