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Table 2 Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) on the subscales of the MOS-SF36 for the illiterates and literates of the first generation; and F-values after controlling for number of children, age, and own and partner's employment status.

From: Health and literacy in first- and second-generation Moroccan Berber women in the Netherlands: Ill literacy?

 

First generation illiterate (N = 25)

First generation literate (N = 25)

 

M

SD

M

SD

F-value

Physical functioning

79.2

19.8

93.2

13.2

5.79*

Role limitation due to Physical problem

52.0

42.0

75.0

38.9

1.23

Pain

63.8

25.9

69.6

26.4

0.58

General Health perception

42.3

22.2

60.8

15.2

7.06 *

Vitality

50.0

21.4

60.2

14.9

3.25

Social functioning

77.5

19.1

83.0

16.5

0.14

Role limitation due to Emotional problem

62.7

45.5

74.7

40.0

0.46

Mental health

67.4

20.1

72.2

18.9

0.20

  1. * p < .05