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	Percentage, N = 767	Mean (SD) health literacy index score
Age category
18–29	19.1	16.9 (2.9)
30–39	23.9	17.6 (3.0)
40–49	23.7	18.0 (2.6)
50–59	16.9	17.4 (3.0)
60–69	12.3	16.7 (3.2)
≥70	4.1	15.8 (4.4)
Gender
Male	39.9	16.7 (3.4)
Female	60.1	17.7 (2.7)
Highest level of completed education
Less than high school, no diploma	7.8	15.3 (3.8)
High school graduate or equivalent	51.8	17.1 (3.1)
Associate, occupational, technical, or vocational degree	17.7	17.8 (2.5)
College degree or higher	22.7	18.2 (2.6)
Total household income (past 12 months)
<$15 000	23.8	16.1 (3.6)
$15 000–34 999	28.2	17.3 (3.0)
$35 000–59 999	24.5	17.6 (2.7)
≥$60 000	23.5	18.3 (2.2)
Total		17.3 (3.0)

	Percentage, N = 767	Mean (SD) health literacy index score
Age category
18–29	19.1	16.9 (2.9)
30–39	23.9	17.6 (3.0)
40–49	23.7	18.0 (2.6)
50–59	16.9	17.4 (3.0)
60–69	12.3	16.7 (3.2)
≥70	4.1	15.8 (4.4)
Gender
Male	39.9	16.7 (3.4)
Female	60.1	17.7 (2.7)
Highest level of completed education
Less than high school, no diploma	7.8	15.3 (3.8)
High school graduate or equivalent	51.8	17.1 (3.1)
Associate, occupational, technical, or vocational degree	17.7	17.8 (2.5)
College degree or higher	22.7	18.2 (2.6)
Total household income (past 12 months)
<$15 000	23.8	16.1 (3.6)
$15 000–34 999	28.2	17.3 (3.0)
$35 000–59 999	24.5	17.6 (2.7)
≥$60 000	23.5	18.3 (2.2)
Total		17.3 (3.0)

Table 1

Summary statistics on demographics and health literacy scores by sociodemographic characteristics.

	Percentage, N = 767	Mean (SD) health literacy index score
Age category
18–29	19.1	16.9 (2.9)
30–39	23.9	17.6 (3.0)
40–49	23.7	18.0 (2.6)
50–59	16.9	17.4 (3.0)
60–69	12.3	16.7 (3.2)
≥70	4.1	15.8 (4.4)
Gender
Male	39.9	16.7 (3.4)
Female	60.1	17.7 (2.7)
Highest level of completed education
Less than high school, no diploma	7.8	15.3 (3.8)
High school graduate or equivalent	51.8	17.1 (3.1)
Associate, occupational, technical, or vocational degree	17.7	17.8 (2.5)
College degree or higher	22.7	18.2 (2.6)
Total household income (past 12 months)
<$15 000	23.8	16.1 (3.6)
$15 000–34 999	28.2	17.3 (3.0)
$35 000–59 999	24.5	17.6 (2.7)
≥$60 000	23.5	18.3 (2.2)
Total		17.3 (3.0)

	Percentage, N = 767	Mean (SD) health literacy index score
Age category
18–29	19.1	16.9 (2.9)
30–39	23.9	17.6 (3.0)
40–49	23.7	18.0 (2.6)
50–59	16.9	17.4 (3.0)
60–69	12.3	16.7 (3.2)
≥70	4.1	15.8 (4.4)
Gender
Male	39.9	16.7 (3.4)
Female	60.1	17.7 (2.7)
Highest level of completed education
Less than high school, no diploma	7.8	15.3 (3.8)
High school graduate or equivalent	51.8	17.1 (3.1)
Associate, occupational, technical, or vocational degree	17.7	17.8 (2.5)
College degree or higher	22.7	18.2 (2.6)
Total household income (past 12 months)
<$15 000	23.8	16.1 (3.6)
$15 000–34 999	28.2	17.3 (3.0)
$35 000–59 999	24.5	17.6 (2.7)
≥$60 000	23.5	18.3 (2.2)
Total		17.3 (3.0)

Health literacy index scores range from 4 (lowest) to 20 (highest). N is unweighted, all other statistics incorporate survey weights.