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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample

From: Measuring COVID-19 health literacy: validation of the COVID-19 HL questionnaire in Spain

 

N (%)

Gender

 Female

513 (49.7%)

 Male

519 (50.3%)

Age groups (years)

 

 18–29

166 (16.1%)

 30–44

308 (29.8%)

 45–60

344 (33.3%)

 > 60

214 (20.7%)

Education

 

 Incomplete primary

17 (1,6%)

 Primary

28 (2,7%)

 Secondary

206 (19.9%)

 High school

318 (30.8%)

 University

464 (44.9%)

Area of residence

 

 2000 to 50,000 inhabitants

362 (35.07%)

 50.000–400,000 inhabitants

402 (38.95%)

 > 400.000 inhabitants

268 (25.96%)

Employment situation

 

 Working

584 (56.5%)

 Student

70 (6.8%)

 Domestic care

78 (7.6%)

 Retired/pensioner

154 (14.9%)

 Long-term unemployed

91 (8.8%)

 Unemployed COVID or ERTE

56 (5.4%)

  1. ERTE: Spanish temporary employment regulation due to COVID-19. In Spanish, “expediente de regulación temporal de empleo”; HL: Health literacy; SD: standard deviation