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Table 2 Difficulty levels of the included web pages (n = 185)

From: Readability of web-based sources about induced abortion: a cross-sectional study

Measure

Difficulty level

n (%)

Flesch Kincaid Grade Level

Elementary school (1–5)

2 (1.1)

Junior high school (6–9)

58 (31.3)

Senior high school and above (> 10)

125 (67.6)

Gunning Fog Index

Elementary school (1–5)

1 (0.5)

Junior high school (6–9)

11 (6.0)

Senior high school and above (> 10)

173 (93.5)

Coleman-Liau Index

Elementary school (1–5)

0 (0.0)

Junior high school (6–9)

27 (14.6)

Senior high school and above (> 10)

158 (85.4)

Simple Measure of Gobbledygook

Elementary school (1–5)

0 (0.0)

Junior high school (6–9)

2 (1.1)

Senior high school and above (> 10)

183 (98.9)

Flesch Reading Ease

Easy (80–100)

0 (0.0)

Average (60–79)

28 (15.1)

Difficult (0–59)

157 (84.9)