Frequency distributions for the questionnaire items in study 2 (n=378)
| HCS Item | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Missing values | Mean score (95% CI) |
| I know enough about my health | 163 (43%) | 173 (45%) | 38 (10%) | 6 (2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 76.6 (74.2 to 79.0) |
| I can look after my health | 154 (40%) | 149 (39%) | 65 (17%) | 13 (3%) | 0 | 72.2 (69.4 to 75.0) |
| I can get the right help if I need it | 192 (50%) | 153 (40%) | 29 (8%) | 4 (1%) | 3 (0.8%) | 80.3 (78.1 to 82.6) |
| I am involved in decisions about me | 201 (53%) | 121 (32%) | 44 (12%) | 14 (4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 78.0 (75.2 to 80.7) |
The mean scores and the 95% CI on a 0–100 scale are shown.
HCS, Health Confidence Score.