Research Article
The Role of Health Literacy and Social Networks in Arthritis Patients' Health Information-Seeking Behavior: A Qualitative Study
Table 2
Number of participants at each level of health literacy, their age, cultural background, and education level.
| Demographic | Estimated level of health literacy |
Total | Low | Intermediate | High |
| Age | | | | | ≤75 years | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 (70%) | >75 years | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 (30%) | Cultural background | | | | | English-speaking | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 (45%) | CALD | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 (55%) | Education level | | | | | year 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 (50%) | >year 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 (50%) |
| Total | 9 (45%) | 5 (25%) | 6 (30%) | 20 (100%) |
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