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%)