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Table 5 Difference test for health outcomes in populations with different characteristics

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

Low socioeconomic status

Middle socioeconomic status

Chronic diseases

Good or better self-rated health status

Chronic diseases

Good or better self-rated health status

%

\(\chi\)2

%

\(\chi\)2

%

\(\chi\)2

%

\(\chi\)2

Gender

 Male

38.1

13.572**

67.2

3.009

20.2

15.096**

76.9

1.384

 Female

31

63.9

11.8

73.9

Age

 18 ~ 39 years

4.0

320.986**

79.1

32.356**

3.3

226.308**

80.1

20.011**

 40 ~ 59 years

28.3

65.2

25.6

72.1

 60 ~ 69 years

57.1

60.7

57.6

61.6

Rural/Urban

 Rural

33.8

0.913

64.6

1.499

15.2

1.571

74.3

1.14

 Urban

35.7

67.0

18.0

77.1

Marital Status

 Single

24.4

9.289

62.2

1.419

3.0

56.571**

85.2

20.037**

 Married

34.5

65.7

19.5

73.4

 Separated

40.0

70.0

14.3

85.7

 Divorced

24.2

65.7

15.9

61.4

 Widowed

45

60.0

61.5

76.9

Census register

 Local

38.1

106.331**

63.5

29.392**

17.9

13.999**

74.9

1.689

 Other places

8.0

79.4

5.2

80.0

  1. **p < 0.01