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Table 5 Reading level, n = 24/80

From: Recommended characteristics and processes for writing lay summaries of healthcare evidence: a co-created scoping review and consultation exercise

Level(s)

Frequency n (%)

Grade 9–12 (high school, or age 14–18)

5 (21%)

*Undefined

5 (21%) (i.e., ‘grandparent’ level, Indian middle school, Japanese junior high, 8.1 or 6.8–8.5, low to average levels of health literacy)

Grade 6–8

3 (12.5%)

Grade 8

3 (12%)

Grade 8 or lower

2 (8.5%)

Undergraduate level

2 (8.5%)

Grade 8–10

1 (4%)

Grade 12 + 

1 (4%)

Grade 6

1 (4%)

Age 11 or older

1 (4%)

Grade 7

1 (4%)

  1. *One of the sources outlined 2 options