Table 6 Spearman correlations between determinants and general health literacy level

Gender

−0.0085

0.0786

0.0278

Age

0.0454

−0.2782***

−0.1079

Education

0.1108

0.0209

0.0684

Part-time employed

0.1329

−0.1054

0.0313

Unemployed

0.0287

−0.0508

−0.0078

Retired

−0.0930

−0.2231**

− 0.1633**

Other employment

–

0.0438

0.0588

Financial situation

0.2130**

0.3191***

0.2829***

Social status

0.1525

0.3109***

0.2480***

Frequency of health services usage

0.1678*

−0.1785*

−0.0023