Skip to main content

Table 2 The distribution of health literacy

From: The effects of health literacy in influenza vaccination competencies among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong

 

Limited

  

Health literacy index score

Inadequate

(0–25)

Problematic

(26~33)

Total

Sufficient (34~42)

Excellent (> 43)

Finding information

55.7%

27.7%

83.5%

10.9%

5.6%

Understanding Information

50.7%

26.6%

77.4%

16.4%

6.2%

Evaluating information

63.2%

20.9%

84.1%

10.2%

5.7%

Applying information

40.1%

23.8%

63.9%

28.3%

7.8%

General HL

50.9%

25.5%

76.4%

13.2%

10.4%