Table 3 Readability of the included web pages (n = 185)
From: Readability of web-based sources about induced abortion: a cross-sectional study
Readability measure | Affiliation | Mean (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Flesch Kincaid Grade Level | Charity/private organization1,2 | 10.5 (2.3) | 5–15 |
Health care2 | 9.1 (2.0) | 4–14 | |
News/magazine1 | 11.2 (2.4) | 8–16 | |
Independent information website2 | 10.6 (2.2) | 7–16 | |
Scientific1 | 12.7 (1.8) | 9–16 | |
Other | 11.1 (2.0) | 7–15 | |
All affiliations (complete sample) | 10.7 (2.4) | 4–16 | |
Gunning Fog Index | Charity/private organization | 13.0 (2.7) | 5–18 |
Health care2 | 11.9 (2.2) | 6–16 | |
News/magazine | 13.3 (2.3) | 10–18 | |
Independent information website2 | 13.2 (2.9) | 9–20 | |
Scientific1 | 15.0 (2.4) | 10–18 | |
Other | 13.1 (2.7) | 9–20 | |
All affiliations (complete sample) | 13.1 (2.7) | 5–20 | |
Coleman-Liau Index | Charity/private organization1,2 | 11.6 (2.0) | 6–14 |
Health care2 | 10.6 (1.9) | 7–16 | |
News/magazine2 | 11.6 (2.0) | 7–15 | |
Independent information website2 | 12.1 (2.3) | 8–16 | |
Scientific1 | 14.4 (1.9) | 11–18 | |
Other | 12.5 (2.1) | 8–19 | |
All affiliations (complete sample) | 11.9 (2.3) | 6–19 | |
Simple Measure of Gobbledygook | Charity/private organization1 | 13.3 (1.8) | 9–17 |
Health care2 | 12.2 (1.5) | 9–16 | |
News/magazine1 | 13.7 (1.8) | 11–18 | |
Independent information website | 12.9 (1.6) | 11–17 | |
Scientific1 | 14.3 (1.8) | 11–17 | |
Other | 13.2 (1.8) | 10–17 | |
All affiliations (complete sample) | 13.2 (1.8) | 9–18 | |
Flesch Reading Ease | Charity/private organization1,2 | 46.3 (10.8) | 30–78 |
Health care2 | 53.5 (12.3) | 22–77 | |
News/magazine2 | 47.0 (11.8) | 23–69 | |
Independent information website1,2 | 42.0 (15.5) | 12–68 | |
Scientific1 | 30.9 (8.7) | 15–51 | |
Other | 39.0 (12.7) | 10–64 | |
All affiliations (complete sample) | 44.4 (13.5) | 10–78 |