Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects
From: Reading comprehension of health checkup reports and health literacy in Japanese people
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
35–39 years | 88 | 20.8 |
40–44 | 92 | 21.7 |
45–49 | 76 | 17.9 |
50–54 | 99 | 23.3 |
55–59 | 69 | 16.3 |
Gender | ||
Male | 212 | 50.0 |
Female | 212 | 50.0 |
Education | ||
Compulsory education | 10 | 2.4 |
High school | 119 | 28.1 |
Junior college/vocational school | 96 | 22.6 |
University or higher | 198 | 46.7 |
Missing | 1 | 0.2 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 132 | 31.1 |
Married | 292 | 68.9 |
Occupational status | ||
No occupation | 111 | 26.2 |
Self-employed | 75 | 17.7 |
Temporary or part-time employee | 60 | 14.2 |
Regular full-time employee | 178 | 42.0 |
Household income | ||
<2.0 million yena | 31 | 7.3 |
2.0–5.9 | 176 | 41.5 |
6.0≤ | 166 | 39.2 |
Missing | 51 | 12.0 |
Self-rated economic status | ||
Very poor | 97 | 22.9 |
Poor | 116 | 27.4 |
Moderate | 134 | 31.6 |
Good | 77 | 18.2 |