Table 1 Basic characteristics of the variables.

From: Health literacy model integrating health education, health behaviors, self-rated health, and socioeconomic status in the Chinese population

Variable

Total (4047)

n (%) or M ± SD

Demographic characteristics

 Age

39.71 ± 11.44

 Gender

Male

2648 (65.4)

Female

1399 (34.6)

 Marital

Unmarried

1079 (26.7)

Married

2968 (73.3)

 Resident

Rural

1040 (25.7)

Urban

3007 (74.3)

 Education

Others

1196 (29.6)

Chinese higher education

2851 (70.4)

Socioeconomic status

 Self-rated social status

2.97 ± 0.62

 Self-rated economic status

2.64 ± 0.95

Health education

 Not

1937 (47.9)

 Yes

2110 (52.1)

Health behavior

 Alcohol consumption

Never/Rarely

3310 (81.8)

Drinking

737 (18.2)

 Smoking

Non-smoker/former smoker

2756 (68.1)

Smoker

1291 (31.9)

 Physical exercise

Not

746 (18.4)

Yes

3301 (81.6)

 Health check-ups

Irregular physical examination

704 (18.4)

Annual physical examination

3343 (82.6)

Health literacy

 Inadequate

1259 (31.1)

 Problematic

1829 (45.2)

 Sufficient

745 (18.4)

 Excellent

214 (5.3)

Self-rated health

3.52 ± 0.68