Table 2 Median (range) literacy, numeracy and total s-TOFHLA scores across age, ethnicity, education and occupation
Literacy | Numeracy | Total s-OFHLA | N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | ||||
≤ 45 | 66 (34 – 72) | 21 (14 – 28) | 91 (55 – 100) | 21 |
46 – 60 | 64 (22 – 72) | 21 (0 – 28) | 85.5 (29 – 100) | 62 |
≥ 61 | 56 (0 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 78 (9 – 100) | 67 |
p | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.003 | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian | 68 (22 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 86 (29 – 100) | 42 |
Afro-Brazilian | 56 (0 – 72) | 21 (0 – 28) | 76 (9 – 100) | 55 |
Multi | 64 (20 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 85 (27 – 100) | 53 |
p | 0.004 | 0.155 | 0.012 | |
Education | ||||
Less than 10 yrs | 51 (0 – 72) | 21 (0 – 28) | 70 (9 – 100) | 74 |
10 to 12 yrs | 66 (22 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 87 (29 – 100) | 61 |
College or higher | 72 (62 – 72) | 28 (7 – 28) | 96 (77 – 100) | 15 |
P | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |
Occupation | ||||
1 and 2 | 70 (64 – 72) | 28 (28 – 28) | 98 (92 – 100) | 4 |
3 | 68 (22 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 89 (29 – 100) | 27 |
4 | 68 (30 – 72) | 14 (0 – 28) | 84 (32 – 100) | 31 |
5 and 6 | 57 (22 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 78 (29 – 100) | 22 |
7 | 53 (0 – 72) | 21 (7 – 28) | 75 (9 – 100) | 66 |
P | < 0.0001 | 0.02 | < 0.0001 |