15
10
When you think of health literacy, which of the following
groups do you think it relates to?
11
Where did you learn what you know about health literacy?
65, (25.1%)
61, (23.5%)
63, (24.3%)
53, (20.4%)
56, (21.6%)
236, (91%)
0
50
100
150
200
250
People who have low literacy
and/or numeracy levels
People where English is not
their first language
People who live in low
socio-economic (deprived) areas
Older people
People with multiple health conditions
Everybody
74, (34.1%)
33, (15.2%)
75, (34.6%)
9, (4.15%)
37, (17%)
55, (25.3%)
86, (39.6%)
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
I have read about it on a website
I have read about it on PiF's website
I have read journal papers/articles/books
about it
I have been on a health
literacy training course
I have been to a health literacy
talk or conference
I heard about it from my colleagues
Not sure
• Almost all
respondents (91%) felt
that health literacy
applies to everybody.
• Around a quarter
of respondents
also identified
specific groups,
such as people with
low literacy and
numeracy.
• Many respondents
did not know where
they had learned
about health literacy.
• Around one third of
respondents had read
journals or found
information online.
