Table 4 Distribution of cell phone usage characteristics by health literacy categories, text4baby programs, two metro Atlanta WIC clinics, 2012
Barrier | n = 445 (Percent*) | Newest vital sign score | Newest vital sign score | Newest vital sign score | Likelihood ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Limited = 0-1 | Intermediate = 2-3 | Adequate = 4-6 | Chi-square | ||
n = 93 (Percent*) | n = 226 (Percent*) | n = 126 (Percent*) | p-value | ||
Shares a cell phone | 32 (7.0%) | 12 (13.8%) | 13 (5.3%) | 7 (4.7%) | <0.01 |
More than one phone number in the past six months | 107 (24.6%) | 25 (27.8%) | 57 (25.9%) | 25 (19.8%) | 0.15 |
Average number of text messages received daily | Â | 0.14 | |||
Less than 2 | 7 (5.8%) | 8 (6.5%) | 11 (4.6%) | 8 (7.2%) | |
2-8 | 125 (24.8%) | 22 (20.5%) | 61 (24.6%) | 42 (28.6%) | |
9 or more | 293 (69.4%) | 63 (73.0%) | 154 (70.8%) | 76 (64.1%) | |