Table
1: Weighted demographic and health status
characteristics of Kansas BRFSS 2012 sample in relation to their health
literacy (HL) (N = 2,015,525).
|
Variable |
Low
HL |
Moderate
HL |
High
HL |
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N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
p-value |
|
Overall |
174,207 |
8.6% |
124,1532 |
61.6% |
599,786 |
29.8% |
|
|
Sex |
p = 0.01 |
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|
Male |
91,152 |
52.3% |
623,916 |
50.3% |
263,541 |
43.9% |
|
|
Female |
83,055 |
47.7% |
617,615 |
49.7% |
336,245 |
56.1% |
|
|
Age |
p < 0.01 |
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|
18 to24 years |
29,581 |
17.0% |
214,640 |
17.3% |
31,715 |
5.3% |
|
|
25 to 34 years |
19,396 |
11.1% |
204,455 |
16.5% |
114,863 |
19.2% |
|
|
35 to 44 years |
23,233 |
13.3% |
181,526 |
14.6% |
125,529 |
20.9% |
|
|
45 to 54 years |
31,982 |
18.4% |
206,224 |
16.6% |
121,341 |
20.2% |
|
|
55 to 64 years |
29,626 |
17.0% |
189,247 |
15.2% |
115,211 |
19.2% |
|
|
65 and older |
40,389 |
23.2% |
245,439 |
19.8% |
91,127 |
15.2% |
|
|
Race |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Non-Hispanic Black |
16,940 |
9.7% |
59,364 |
4.8% |
24,093 |
4.0% |
|
|
Non-Hispanic Other |
11,290 |
6.5% |
28,159 |
2.3% |
25,840 |
4.3% |
|
|
Non-Hispanic Multi-race |
823 |
.5% |
24,071 |
1.9% |
6,977 |
1.2% |
|
|
Hispanic |
27,300 |
15.7% |
115,828 |
9.3% |
34,953 |
5.8% |
|
|
Non-Hispanic White |
117,854 |
67.7% |
1,012,311 |
81.7% |
506,216 |
84.6% |
|
|
Marital status |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Partnered |
84,987 |
49.5% |
703,683 |
56.7% |
416,953 |
69.7% |
|
|
Not partnered |
86,867 |
50.5% |
536,797 |
43.3% |
181,287 |
30.3% |
|
|
Education |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Graduated college or technical school |
11,304 |
6.5% |
284,913 |
23.0% |
262,512 |
43.8% |
|
|
Some college or technical school |
39,905 |
22.9% |
438,335 |
35.3% |
205,621 |
34.3% |
|
|
High school graduate |
69,785 |
40.1% |
377,653 |
30.4% |
112,319 |
18.7% |
|
|
Did not graduate high school |
53,121 |
30.5% |
139,595 |
11.3% |
18,721 |
3.1% |
|
|
Employment |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Unable to work |
38,974 |
22.6% |
64,172 |
5.2% |
20,457 |
3.4% |
|
|
Retired |
36,697 |
21.2% |
228,189 |
18.4% |
93,314 |
15.6% |
|
|
Student |
10,940 |
6.3% |
85,609 |
6.9% |
20,087 |
3.4% |
|
|
Homemaker |
9,091 |
5.3% |
75,872 |
6.1% |
36,557 |
6.1% |
|
|
Not employed |
12,080 |
7.0% |
70,610 |
5.7% |
27,602 |
4.6% |
|
|
Employed full time |
64,963 |
37.6% |
715,790 |
57.7% |
401,140 |
67.0% |
|
|
Income |
p < 0.01 |
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|
< $15,000 |
38,905 |
28.2% |
120,996 |
11.1% |
22,378 |
4.0% |
|
|
$15,000 to < $25,000 |
49,816 |
36.1% |
216,070 |
19.8% |
69,355 |
12.4% |
|
|
$25,000 to < $35,000 |
12,881 |
9.3% |
141,230 |
13.0% |
58,594 |
10.5% |
|
|
$35,000 to < $50,000 |
13,141 |
9.5% |
199,162 |
18.3% |
78,101 |
14.0% |
|
|
$50,000+ |
23,084 |
16.7% |
412,074 |
37.8% |
330,791 |
59.2% |
|
|
Home ownership |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Own |
102,192 |
59.9% |
885,278 |
71.6% |
481,810 |
80.5% |
|
|
Rent |
55,637 |
32.6% |
26,1251 |
21.1% |
96,838 |
16.2% |
|
|
Other arrangement |
12,673 |
7.4% |
89,204 |
7.2% |
20,042 |
3.3% |
|
|
Insurance status |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Has health care coverage |
137,949 |
79.9% |
1,021,861 |
82.4% |
527,619 |
88.0% |
|
|
Does not have health care coverage |
34,636 |
20.1% |
218,404 |
17.6% |
72,168 |
12.0% |
|
|
Metropolitan status code |
p < 0.01 |
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|
In MSA city code |
28,951 |
26.9% |
224,896 |
30.8% |
142,735 |
38.1% |
|
|
Within MSA city suburb but not city center |
31,311 |
29.1% |
223,580 |
30.6% |
119,793 |
32.0% |
|
|
Outside MSA |
47,348 |
44.0% |
282,718 |
38.7% |
112,307 |
30.0% |
|
|
Survey language |
p < 0.01 |
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|
English |
157,285 |
90.3% |
1,217,182 |
98.0% |
594,666 |
99.1% |
|
|
Spanish |
16,922 |
9.7% |
24,350 |
2.0% |
5,120 |
.9% |
|
|
Veteran status |
p = 0.52 |
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|
Yes |
17,650 |
10.1% |
146,115 |
11.8% |
64,699 |
10.8% |
|
|
No |
156,557 |
89.9% |
1,095,380 |
88.2% |
535,088 |
89.2% |
|
|
General health rating |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Good or better health |
101,039 |
58.0% |
1,042,372 |
84.0% |
547,147 |
91.4% |
|
|
Poor or fair health |
73,168 |
42.0% |
198,049 |
16.0% |
51,378 |
8.6% |
|
|
Has chronic conditions |
P < 0.01 |
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|
Yes |
138,542 |
79.5% |
766,370 |
61.7% |
329,245 |
54.9% |
|
|
No |
35,665 |
20.5% |
475,162 |
38.3% |
270,542 |
45.1% |
|
|
Length of time since last check-up |
p = 0.73 |
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|
Within past year |
119,389 |
71.0% |
814,460 |
66.7% |
410,474 |
70.1% |
|
|
Within past 2 years |
18,766 |
11.2% |
178,371 |
14.6% |
77,013 |
13.1% |
|
|
Within past 5 years |
11,193 |
6.7% |
96,304 |
7.9% |
41,165 |
7.0% |
|
|
Five+ years |
16,582 |
9.9% |
114,783 |
9.4% |
51,921 |
8.9% |
|
|
Never had check-up |
2,328 |
1.4% |
16,568 |
1.4% |
5,247 |
.9% |
|
|
Activity limitation due to health
problems |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Yes |
71,303 |
41.1% |
250,860 |
20.3% |
86,890 |
14.5% |
|
|
No |
102,083 |
58.9% |
985,799 |
79.7% |
510,935 |
85.5% |
|
|
Health problems requiring special
equipment |
p < 0.01 |
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|
Yes |
36,578 |
21.0% |
99,696 |
8.0% |
27,487 |
4.6% |
|
|
No |
137,630 |
79.0% |
114,1400 |
92.0% |
572,299 |
95.4% |
|
|
Poor physical health in past month
|
p < 0.01 |
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|
No poor physical health in past month |
78,480 |
47.1% |
833,027 |
68.0% |
428,857 |
71.8% |
|
|
1-15 day poor physical health in past month |
56,675 |
34.0% |
298,326 |
24.4% |
136,730 |
22.9% |
|
|
16+ poor physical health days in past month |
31,641 |
19.0% |
92,883 |
7.6% |
31,657 |
5.3% |
|
|
Poor mental health in past month |
p < 0.01 |
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|
No poor mental health in past month |
89,334 |
53.7% |
838,126 |
68.1% |
453,353 |
75.9% |
|
|
1-15 day poor mental health in past month |
51,052 |
30.7% |
295,400 |
24.0% |
112,725 |
18.9% |
|
|
16+ poor mental health days in past month |
25,839 |
15.5% |
96,721 |
7.9% |
30,966 |
5.2% |
|
|
Poor physical or mental health in
past month kept one from activities (self-care, work, recreation) |
p = 0.02 |
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|
No poor physical/mental health in past month |
64,662 |
54.1% |
382,424 |
62.5% |
152,600 |
62.2% |
|
|
1-15 day poor physical/mental health in past month |
34,516 |
28.9% |
171,825 |
28.1% |
72,331 |
29.5% |
|
|
16+ poor physical/ mental health days in past month |
20,399 |
17.1% |
57,624 |
9.4% |
20,231 |
8.3% |
|