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Table 2 General information of respondents (N = 4011)

From: Influence of health literacy on health outcomes of different social strata—— an empirical study based on the data of China's health literacy investigation

Variable

Frequency

Percentage%

Gender

 Male

1981

49.4

 Female

2030

50.6

Age

 18 ~ 39 years

1204

30.0

 40 ~ 59 years

1919

47.8

 60 ~ 69 years

888

22.1

Rural/Urban

 Rural

2416

60.2

 Urban

1595

39.8

Marital Status

 Single

406

10.1

 Married

3369

84.0

 Separated

21

0.5

 Divorced

120

3.0

 Widowed

95

2.4

Census register

 Local

3530

88.0

 Other places

481

12.0

Socioeconomic status

 Low

2471

61.6

 Middle

1142

28.5

 High

398

9.9

Health literacy

 Lower

2761

68.8

 Higher

1250

31.2