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Table 1 Participant characteristics, number (percentage)

From: Health literacy, digital literacy and eHealth literacy in Danish nursing students at entry and graduate level: a cross sectional study

 

N = 366

Sex

 Male

29 (7.9%)

 Female

337 (92.0%)

Born in Denmark

330 (90.1%)

Speak Danish as primary language at home

345 (94.3%)

One of parents work or has worked within social or healthcare

167 (45.6%)

Students’ highest educational level

 Public school

1 (0.3%)

 General upper secondary education

259 (70.8%)

 Vocational training

11 (3.0%)

 Short-cycle higher education (below 3 y.)

40 (10.9%)

 Medium-cycle higher education (3–4 y.)

50 (13.7%)

 Long-cycle higher education (above 5 y.)

3 (0.8%)

Parents’ highest educational level

 Public school

15 (4.1%)

 General upper secondary education

18 (4.9%)

 Vocational training

94 (25.7%)

 Short-cycle higher education (below 3 y.)

41 (11.2%)

 Medium-cycle higher education (3–4 y.)

120 (32.8%)

 Long-cycle higher education (above 5 y.)

76 (20.8%)

Previous hospitalization or outpatient clinic treatment

279 (76.2%)

Chronic condition

77 (21.0%)

Daily use of prescribed medication

209 (57.1%)