Table
2: Kansas
BRFSS 2012 Sample: Adjusted associations between demographic variables and
health literacy (HL)*.
|
Variable |
Moderate HL |
High HL |
|
OR (95% CI) |
OR (95% CI) |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
Male |
0.71 (0.50-1.00) |
0.54 (0.37-0.78) |
|
Female |
ref |
ref |
|
Age |
|
|
|
18 to24 years |
1.49 (0.63-3.52) |
0.85 (0.33-2.23) |
|
25 to 34 years |
1.58 (0.78-3.20) |
2.61 (1.24-5.47) |
|
35 to 44 years |
1.25 (0.60-2.59) |
2.11 (1.00-4.46) |
|
45 to 54 years |
1.20 (0.65-2.22) |
1.81 (0.93-3.52) |
|
55 to 64 years |
1.01 (0.59-1.73) |
1.52 (0.86-2.67) |
|
65 and older |
ref |
ref |
|
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
0.50 (0.25-0.99) |
0.54 (0.26-1.12) |
|
Non-Hispanic Other |
0.26 (0.11-0.62) |
0.55 (0.21-1.45) |
|
Non-Hispanic Multi-race |
2.19 (0.67-7.23) |
1.85 (0.52-6.54) |
|
Hispanic |
0.97 (0.48-1.96) |
0.91 (0.40-2.09) |
|
Non-Hispanic White |
ref |
ref |
|
Education |
|
|
|
Graduated college or technical school |
6.13 (3.28-11.45) |
25.18 (10.37-61.14) |
|
Some college or technical school |
3.06 (1.79-5.22) |
8.54 (3.77-19.32) |
|
High school graduate |
1.78 (1.11-2.86) |
3.36 (1.51-7.45) |
|
Did not graduate high school |
ref |
ref |
|
Employment |
|
|
|
Unable to work |
0.25 (0.15-0.42) |
0.23 (0.13-0.42) |
|
Retired |
0.74 (0.42-1.31) |
0.85 (0.47-1.55) |
|
Student |
1.42 (0.44-4.56) |
1.55 (0.44-5.47) |
|
Homemaker |
0.88 (0.35-2.21) |
0.83 (0.32-2.12) |
|
Not employed |
1.06 (0.49-2.29) |
1.21 (0.53-2.75) |
|
Employed full time |
ref |
ref |
|
Income |
|
|
|
< $15,000 |
0.41 (0.23-0.76) |
0.16 (0.08-0.31) |
|
$15,000 to < $25,000 |
0.52 (0.31-0.88) |
0.33 (0.19-0.59) |
|
$25,000 to < $35,000 |
0.94 (0.53-1.65) |
0.64 (0.35-1.16) |
|
$35,000 to < $50,000 |
1.16 (0.66-2.04) |
0.68 (0.38-1.22) |
|
$50,000+ |
ref |
ref |
|
* Relative odds for moderate and
high HL compared to low HL |
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