The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed this 2008 brief. The brief offers key insights from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).
The brief includes many statistics about the health literacy of U.S. adults. These include figures about the link between a person’s health literacy level and their:
- Demographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender, language, education, and income).
- Overall health.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Sources of information about health issues.
The brief also discusses some policy implications of the NAAL.