Table 5 Demographic and health status/Behavior characteristics and quartile scores on REALD-30 word recognition
From: A pilot study to assess oral health literacy by comparing a word recognition and comprehension tool
1-19 | 20-24 | 25-27 | 28-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Percent | |||
Age | ||||
50-55 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 20.6 | 14.7 |
56-60 | 32.4 | 27.0 | 16.2 | 24.3 |
61-69 | 16.7 | 22.9 | 27.1 | 33.3 |
70+ | 25.8 | 32.3 | 22.2 | 19.4 |
Gender* | ||||
Male | 30.7 | 32.0 | 24.0 | 13.3 |
Female | 21.3 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 34.7 |
Education*** | ||||
≤HS | 60.0 | 22.5 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
Some college | 18.3 | 33.3 | 18.3 | 30.0 |
College + | 8.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 36.0 |
Race*** | ||||
White | 18.3 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 27.8 |
Non-White | 51.4 | 28.6 | 8.6 | 11.4 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 21.9 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 28.1 |
Not Married | 29.1 | 31.4 | 18.6 | 20.9 |
Income (n = 137) | ||||
<$10,000 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
$10-19,999 | 39.4 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 |
$20-$50,000 | 9.1 | 30.3 | 24.2 | 36.4 |
≥$50,000 | 24.4 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 29.3 |
Health status/health behaviors | ||||
Overall health | ||||
Excellent/Very Good | 15.9 | 25.4 | 30.2 | 28.6 |
Good | 28.6 | 30.4 | 16.1 | 25.0 |
Fair/Poor | 41.9 | 29.0 | 16.1 | 12.9 |
Oral health rating | ||||
Excel/VG | 19.4 | 13.9 | 30.6 | 36.1 |
Good | 23.1 | 30.8 | 26.9 | 19.2 |
Fair/Poor | 32.3 | 33.9 | 12.9 | 21.0 |
Last dental visit | ||||
≤6 months | 25.0 | 31.8 | 15.9 | 27.3 |
>6 months | 26.4 | 26.4 | 24.5 | 22.6 |
Tooth brushing* | ||||
≤Once/day | 47.7 | 17.8 | 15.6 | 20.0 |
≥Twice/day | 22.9 | 21.9 | 29.5 | 25.7 |
Floss | ||||
<Once/day | 32.4 | 25.4 | 21.1 | 42.9 |
≥Once/ day | 16.2 | 32.4 | 22.1 | 29.4 |
Have dent insurance | ||||
Yes | 32.5 | 22.9 | 20.5 | 55.6 |
No | 17.9 | 34.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 |
Literacy measures | ||||
REALD WC – Quartiles*** | ||||
1–13 | 62.2 | 31.1 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
14–15 | 22.6 | 54.8 | 19.4 | 3.2 |
16–19 | 10.5 | 23.7 | 42.1 | 23.7 |
20-30 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 22.2 | 72.2 |
Total score – Quartiles*** | ||||
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 | 45.8 | 35.4 | 12.5 | 6.3 |
5 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 18.8 | 21.9 |
6 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 30.6 |
7 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 35.7 | |